Case study
Case study
05
Autonomy
Winter Field Test
Winter Field Test
Winter Field Test
Winter Field Test
Winter Field Test
Taking K-1 outdoors: a winter of snow, ice and night-time walking to prove the platform beyond the living room.
Taking K-1 outdoors: a winter of snow, ice and night-time walking to prove the platform beyond the living room.
Taking K-1 outdoors: a winter of snow, ice and night-time walking to prove the platform beyond the living room.
Taking K-1 outdoors: a winter of snow, ice and night-time walking to prove the platform beyond the living room.
Taking K-1 outdoors: a winter of snow, ice and night-time walking to prove the platform beyond the living room.
Client
Client
KYBRE Labs
Year
Year
2026
Discipline
Discipline
Autonomy
Services
Services
Autonomy · Engineering · Film
(01) The brief
(01) The brief
Our own question: could a home humanoid handle the walk to the car, the driveway and the mountain cabin?
Our own question: could a home humanoid handle the walk to the car, the driveway and the mountain cabin?
Our own question: could a home humanoid handle the walk to the car, the driveway and the mountain cabin?
Our own question: could a home humanoid handle the walk to the car, the driveway and the mountain cabin?
Our own question: could a home humanoid handle the walk to the car, the driveway and the mountain cabin?
−18 °C
−18 °C
−18 °C
−18 °C
−18 °C
Still walking
Still walking
(02) What we built
(02) What we built
The build
The build
The build
The build
The build
We sealed the joints, added heated feet and taught the gait model to read snow, then spent three months filming it on ski runs at night.
We sealed the joints, added heated feet and taught the gait model to read snow, then spent three months filming it on ski runs at night.
We sealed the joints, added heated feet and taught the gait model to read snow, then spent three months filming it on ski runs at night.
We sealed the joints, added heated feet and taught the gait model to read snow, then spent three months filming it on ski runs at night.
We sealed the joints, added heated feet and taught the gait model to read snow, then spent three months filming it on ski runs at night.
(03) Outcome
(03) Outcome
K-1 now walks safely on ice and packed snow, and the footage became our most-watched work.
K-1 now walks safely on ice and packed snow, and the footage became our most-watched work.
K-1 now walks safely on ice and packed snow, and the footage became our most-watched work.
K-1 now walks safely on ice and packed snow, and the footage became our most-watched work.
K-1 now walks safely on ice and packed snow, and the footage became our most-watched work.
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San Francisco, CA 94107
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