Discrete and Process Automation

Humanoid robot butler shows off its skills in the kitchen

15 September 2025

A humanoid robot developed by Ant Lingbo Technology, also called Robbyant, the robotics arm of Ant Group, is capable of handling simple cooking tasks, serving as a tour guide and even offering basic medical consultations.

The first-generation R1, which weighs roughly 243 pounds, is between 5.2 ft and 5.7 ft tall, travels at under 4.9 ft per second and has 34 degrees of freedom, can reportedly work as a chef, a tour guide or even perform remote-controlled tasks.

Source: RobbyantSource: Robbyant

The R1 was demonstrated at the IFA 2025 in Berlin on September 6, where it cooked shrimp in a mock kitchen, and at the Inclusion Conference in Shanghai where it demonstrated kitchen skills for visitors.

To see the robot in action, watch the accompanying video that appears courtesy of Robbyant.

To contact the author of this article, email mdonlon@globalspec.com


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