Schlagwort: Humanoid Robot

Innovationen, Produkte

Figure 01 has Impressive New Features

Two weeks ago, Figure entered into a partnership with OpenAI. In an email dated March 13, 2024, the company announced its first update in this context. As you can imagine, the Figure 01 humanoid robot can now have full conversations with humans via end-to-end neural networks. By connecting to a large, pre-trained multimodal model, additional capabilities are made possible. According to the company, the AI-enhanced robot is able to describe its visual experiences, plan future actions, use common sense, reflect on its memory, and verbally explain its reasoning. These and other skills are impressively demonstrated in a video. The design of the robot’s body and head is convincing, although the face should be less mask-like. Overall, it seems less repulsive than comparable humanoid robots marketed as universal or all-purpose robots. It’s probably a good idea to let it work in closed and semi-open worlds, such as the BMW plant in Spartanburg, before it enters open worlds. That way, the workers can get used to it, and so can the public, which will be informed about its appearance and behavior through the media.

Fig.: Figure 01 (Image: Figure/Screenshot from the video)

Plattformen, Produkte

H1 von Unitree Robotics kommt auf den Markt

Ab Februar 2024 ist der Zweibeiner H1 von Unitree Robotics bei Generations Robots verfügbar. Er ist „der leistungsstärkste und kostengünstigste humanoide Roboter auf dem Markt, der 1,80 Meter misst, 47 Kilogramm wiegt und mit einer Geschwindigkeit von 5,5 km/h gehen kann“ (Website Generation Robots). Bisher war das chinesische Unternehmen vor allem durch seine Vierbeiner aufgefallen, die mit den Produkten von Boston Dynamics konkurrieren können. Einsteigermodelle wie Go2 sind unschlagbar günstig, wobei sich zeigen wird, ob die Preise nach dem ersten Ansturm angehoben werden. Von Unitree selbst wird der H1 als „First General-purpose Humanoid Robot“ vermarktet. Der Preis soll unter 90.000 Dollar liegen. Ein Video zeigt, wie sich der Roboter sicher auf zwei Beinen fortbewegt und auch bei Attacken nicht strauchelt und stürzt.

Abb.: So stellt sich DALL-E 3 den H1 vor

Innovationen, Projekte

Atlas from Boston Dynamics Finally has Hands

„Boston Dynamics just released the latest demo of its humanoid robot, Atlas. The robot could already run and jump over complex terrain thanks to its feet. Now, the robot has hands, per se. These rudimentary grippers give the robot new life. Suddenly, instead of being an agile pack mule, the Atlas becomes something closer to a human, with the ability to pick up and drop off anything it can grab independently.“ (TechCrunch, January 18, 2023) This was reported by TechCrunch on January 18, 2023. Hands are actually very important for Atlas. The humanoid robot could now pick up or move heavy objects on a construction site. But it could also take care of trapped or injured animals in a nature park, freeing them or providing them with food and water. Such visions have been described by robot ethicist and machine ethicist Oliver Bendel for some time. A video released on January 18, 2023 shows the grippers picking up construction lumber and a nylon tool bag. „Next, the Atlas picks up a 2×8 and places it between two boxes to form a bridge. The Atlas then picks up a bag of tools and dashes over the bridge and through construction scaffolding. But the tool bag needs to go to the second level of the structure – something Atlas apparently realized and quickly throws the bag a considerable distance.“ (TechCrunch, January 18, 2023) At the end of the video, Atlas does a somersault and then extends its hand – its brand new hand – triumphantly.

Fig.: Atlas from Greek mythology at Frankfurt main station