Humanoid, a U.K.-based startup, has announced the launch of its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered robot, which is capable of tackling both domestic and industrial labor tasks.
Humanoid’s HMND 01 Alpha Bipedal is a 179 cm tall robot with 29 degrees of freedom, excluding end-effectors, that can be outfitted with five-fingered hands or parallel grippers, imbuing the robot with a bimanual payload capacity of 15 kilograms, the company explained.
Source: Humanoid
According to its developers, HMND 01’s body features haptic sensors, force sensors and joint torque feedback and its head features six RGB cameras, two depth sensors and a six-microphone array — all of which is powered by Nvidia Jetson Orin AGX and Intel i9 processors.
HMND 01 is expected to address real-world challenges across industrial and home environments as well as labor challenges in the retail, e-commerce, third-party logistics (3PL), manufacturing and automotive industries.
“With manufacturing sectors facing labor shortages of up to 27 per cent, leaving significant gaps in production, and millions of people performing physically demanding or repetitive tasks, robots can provide meaningful support,” the company noted. “In domestic environments, they have the potential to assist elderly people or those with physical limitations, helping with object handling, coordination, and daily activities. Every day, over 16 billion hours are spent on unpaid domestic and care work worldwide — work that, if valued economically, would exceed 40 per cent of GDP in some countries. By taking on these responsibilities, humanoid robots can free humans to focus on higher-value and safer work, improving their productivity and quality of life.”
For more on the HMND 01 Alpha Bipedal, watch the accompanying video that appears courtesy of Humanoid.
