# DEEP Robotics Lynx S10 prototype completes Arctic Ocean ice-surface and ice-water tests aboard research vessel

- Source: Deep Robotics/云深处科技
- Published: 2026-06-08T16:00:00.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/nd4s1eleo7enltrxzf7cm6bua
- Original: https://www.deeprobotics.cn/robot/index/article/id/293.html

## Summary

DEEP Robotics' small wheeled-legged robot, the Lynx S10 prototype, completed a 76-day, 11,852-nautical-mile Arctic Ocean research test aboard Sun Yat-sen University's Polar Research Vessel Zhongshan, marking the first time a quadruped robot has set foot on Arctic Ocean ice. The unit, weighing under 20 kg including its battery, was fitted with anti-slip bionic feet mimicking polar bear paws in collaboration with Sun Yat-sen University, Westlake University, and Hangzhou Dianzi University, and completed crawling and motion-control tests with crampons; the body uses an IP67 integrated sealed design, and after increasing the surface area of its limbs for paddling, it completed swimming tests in ice water.

## Why it matters

The original article provides the specific test conditions and hardware modifications for the Lynx S10's walking on Arctic Ocean ice and operation in ice water, helping readers understand how quadruped robots are adapted for polar scenarios.