Unitree Humanoid Robot Announcement Examined

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*******, *** *** ***** ******** *******, went ***** *** ** * ********** gun ***** ******** ** * ***** dog (****** ********** *** / ***** *** Examined). *** ******* ************ ***** "****** ****** *** ** weaponized."** ******** ********, *******'* ********* **** are ***** ******* *** ******** *** (see*** ******** ******** (****** *** ******) Examined). ******, ***** **** **** (*** ******), ******* *** ********** ******. (*** discussion****** *** *** **** *** **** 2023 *********).

**** ********, ** ******** ****, ******* told ******** **** ******* ****** **** "******* new *****," *** ********** ***** ******** robot.

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*** ******* ************** **** *** ******** robot ** ~*** ** (~*' **") in ****** *** ****** ~** *** (~100 ***). ** *** ** ********** walking ***** ** ~*.* *** *** a "*********" ******* ***** ** ~** mph. *** ***** *** *** ** of *******, ******** * ** *****, a ***** ******, *** ***** ** cores, *** ****** *** ** ******* of ******* (* *** *** **** leg, * *** *** **** ***).

**** ********* *** *****'* ****** *** time ** ** **** **** ** hour. *** **********,*******'* ** ************ * **% ****** ******* *** has * *** ****** *** **** (continuous *******) ** * *****. ***** that ********** *** **** ********* ***** walking **** ****** (*********), *** ******** would **** * ***** ****** *** time. **** ********* ***** (~** ***** per ***, ~*** ***** *****) ***** consume ~**% ** *** *****'* ***** power ***** ****.

Priced ***** ~$**,***

*******'* ****** ***** ***** *** ***** walking, *******, ***** ******, *** *********** with ***** ******. *** ***** ***** says, "******** ** ***** ***** $***," suggesting *** ******** ***** ***** ** priced ***** ~$**,***.

IPVM *************** ** ******** ******

**** ********** ******* **** ********** ******** robots, ********* ******** ***********:

• ********* ** *** ***** ***** ******* and *******. ******* ********* *** ******* can ***** ****** *** ****, ****** it * ****** *** ******.
• *** **** *** **** ** ***********. A ***** ****** ** ***** ***** require ***** ****** ** ** ********* maintained, ******* **** *** ** *********.
• *** ****** ********* ***** **** * short **** ****, **** ** ********* maximum ** * *****.
• ***** ****** *** *** *******-***** *** would ******* ********* *********** ** ******** companies ** ****** **** *** ******** operations. *************, ********* *** ****** **'* approach ** ******** *********** *** ******, which ******* ********** **********.

Cobalt's ******* *** ****** ***********

****** **** ****, "*** ************ ** a *** ***** ******** ** ***** for ******** ********," ****** ***** ***** robots *** ** ******** ** ******* certain *****, ********* ************ *** *******.

Any ************ ** * *** ***** ******** ** ***** *** ******** ********. On one hand, I'm extremely excited by the development of general-purpose robot hardware -- this has been a dream scenario dating all the way back to my PhD work 15 years ago using the general-purpose PR2 robot from Willow Garage. On the other hand, we recognize thatthe ***** ******* ********** ************* *** * *********, ********* ****** ** ***** ****** **** **** ****** **********. [emphasis added]

****** ********, ****** ***** **** ******** will ******* *******-******* ******, ** **** as ***** ******-******* ****** *** *******.

****** **** ** ******* ***** ** support **** ******* **** ********* *** devices -- ******* *** ****** ** mainstay *******, ****** *******, *** *** devices. ****** ******** *** & **** gladly ******* *******-******* ****** ** ****** Omni. ** *** **** ******* ** support **** ***** **** ***** ******-*******, non-security ****** ** **** -- *.*. cleaning ******.

****** **** **** ***** *** ********* to ***** ******** ******, "*******," ********* utilizing ************ ** ********** ****** ***** for ****** *** *********** ***** *** grasping. *** "*******" ******* *** ****, complexity, *** *********** ** ***** ****** compared ** ******-******* ******.

*** ****** & ******* *** ******** robots ********* ******** ** * ******** application.

****** --- ** *******, ***** ****** have **** ******** *** ***** *********. So ** *********, * ******** **** factor ****** ** ****-******* ** *** most-common ************ *** ****-****** ***** *****. Legs **** ********** ********** ** ******* traversal **** ****'* ******** **** ******* systems. *********** **** *** ********* ***** open ** *** ************* ** ********** interact **** *** ***********. *******, ***** are ******* **** ** ********** ***** for ********** ************, ***-***** *****-**** ******* of *** *********, *** ****-***** ********. Advances *** ***** **** ****** *** of ***** ****. **** ***** ******: General-purpose ****** **** **** ******** ** become **** ******* ******* ******** ** application-specific ********* ***** ** ********* ** scale ** ************* (******'* ***).

******* --- *** ** ***** ************ come ** * *****: ****, **********, support & ***********. ** ***: **'* probably **** ********* ** **** * purpose-built ****** ****** ******* **** * humanoid ***** ******* * ******. ** the *** ** *** ***, **'* all ***** *********. ***** *** **** serious ******** ******** -- ****** **** that ****** **** **** & *********** in ***** *********** ** *********. **'* easy *** * ***** ** ** perceived ** ****** ** *********, ****** these *********** **** ****** ****** **** time.

*** ******* ***** **** **** ******** the ******* ** ******** *** ******* it **** ***** *********** ************ *** confirmed.

** **** ******* ** ********** *** Unitree **, *** ** **** ****** support *** ******** **** ** **** confidence ** *** *********** ************.

****** **** ** ** "*** *****" to ******** *** ********* ** *** H1 ***** *** ********, *** *** cost ** *** ******** ***** ** "just * ******** ** *** ***** cost ** *********."

**'* *** ***** ** **** ** the ** ** *** ******* **** will ** ****** *** ******** **********; however, *** ********** & ***** **** almost ********* **** ******* ** ******** programs. **** * *** ***********, ****** generally **** ********* ******* ***-**** *** devices (******* & ****** *******) *** a *****-****** ***** -- *** ****** costing ******* ** $***,*** *** * 24/7 ***** **** ** **** ***** metro ***** *****. **** *** ******** that *** ***** ** * ***** can ** ****** *** **** **** years, ** ******** ******* ************ ********** -- ****** **'* ***** ******** *** that *** **** ** *** ******** robot ** ******* **** * ******** of *** ***** **** ** *********.

****** ***** ***** *** "****** *** and ****** ******* ****** ******," *** robot "***** **** ** **very cautious operating in crowds."

** * ******: ***, ****** *** & ****** ******* ****** ******. **'* important ** **** *** ****** ** safe ** ******** -- ** ** & ********* ********** ********* ********* ***** depending ** ***** ************. ** ** likely **** * ***** ***** **** to ************** ********* ** ******, ** *** point ***** ** ***** *** ******* its ******* *** ****. **** ********* as ****** ** "**** **** ***** A ** ***** * ****** ******" is ** **** ** **** ******** research.

**** ****** **** ******'* *** ** the ********* ** *** ** ***** for ******** ***. *** **** ** Cobalt, ***:****** ****** ******** ** ******** ***** Market (**** *******)

1X/Halodi ********

***** ** *** *** ******* ** the ******* ** ********, *** ******* provided ******* ********* *** *** ** humanoids ****** ******** ************. ** **** IPVM ***** "******** ******** ** ************ tailored *** **********-***** *** ****-******** ************," automating ******* ***** *** *******.

*** ******* **** *** ******* *********** of ******** ****** *** "******** ****** fine ***** ****** *** ********* ************."

*** ******* *********** ** *** ******** being ********* *** ******** ****** **** motor ****** *** ********* ************. ***** the ****** *** ******* ***** **** as ****** *******, ******* *****, *** basic ******** *****, **** ****** ******* delicate ***** ** *** ***** **** precision.

** ***** ***** ****-**** **** ** to ******* *** **** ***** ****** of ***** ****** *** ********** **** intricate *****.

****-**** ** **** ******* ***** **** motor ******, ******** **** ** ****** tools *** ******* **** ********* *****. However, ***** **** ****** ** ****** to *********** ***** **** ***** ******, such ** *** ******** ******** ** creating ******* **** ******** ****** * pencil. ******* ***** ***********, *** ******** aim ** ****** **** * **** range ** ****** **** *** ******* valuable ******* ** ******* *****.

*** ******* **** **** *** ******** robots *** ******** *** ********, *** 1X ** ********* ********* *** *****. 1X ********* **** *******-******* ******** ****** can ** **** ** ******* ********** for ********* *****.

*** ******** *** ** **** *** monitoring, *********, ****** ***/** **********. **** can ******* ******* ****** *** ********** tasks **** ** *******, *******, ******, monitoring. ******** ** ********** ***** *********** struggle ** **** ******, ** **** to ******* ****** **** ********* *********.

** ***** ******** *** ******* ***/**** performance, ***** ***** **** *** ************ it ******** *** ***** ************ ****** to ** ********/********, ****** ** ****** for ** ** ***** *** ****** and ***** *** **** ** **** a ******* ****-********** ‘********’. **** ** are **********, ** **** **** ***** the ***** ********* ****** ** *****.

***** ** *** *** ******** ******* for ***** *** ***** (*** ********, see****** ******** + *** ********), **** **** **** *** *** robot ** "***** ******** ** ***** in *** **, *** ****** *** androids ** ** ******** ****** ****."

*** ** ********* ***** ******** ** scale ** *** **. *** ** enterprise ********** ** *+ *** ********, the **** *** **/* ***** ****, including *** **** ** * ***** operator, **** ** **** **** **** or ***** ******** ** * *********** human ***** ********.

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********* ** ******* ************** ********* ************** ******** ** **, *** Unitree ******** ** ****** *** ******* than *** ** *****, ***** *** runs ******, *** *** ********* ******* is *******. ***** ** **** **** the *** ***** *** **** ~*** lbs *** *** ***** ~** ***, there ** ** ********* *********** ***** Unitree ** ** ***** *********.

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**** ****** **********, *** ****** "******** ** *** security ***** ******",*** ***'* ***** ********/********, **, **** the ********* ** ******** ****** ** limited *** ******** *** *** ******** more *********** ****** **** ****** * practical ********.