Although car factories have been integrating the use of robots into their production lines for decades, it seems inevitable that these types of machines will eventually take over every step required to produce a new car. He will do that it is less and less strange to see humanoid-looking robots acting independently in factories.
Good old Elon Musk has seen it coming once again, hence his push to move forward with his Optimus robot. But others overtook him once more from the right. This time it was Chinese manufacturer Dongfeng turned to Asian company Ubtech Technology to equip the factories of one of its subsidiary brands with fully intelligent robots.
A tireless worker
Called Walker S, this humanoid robot is 170 cm tall and has very similar proportions to a human worker. Equipped with up to 41 mechanical joints with a servo drive, can walk and perform any type of complex task with hands.
According to Dongfeng, the first examples of the robot were intended for the commercial vehicle assembly plant it owns in China’s Liuzhou region. Here, robots They will be engaged in various tasks, such as checking the installation of seat belts, checking the closing of doors or perhaps topping up engine fluids. before the first start.
The Walker S brain is a set of advanced sensors that act as your eyes and ears, in addition to helping you measure how hard you should perform each action. Controlling this entire character a powerful artificial intelligence (AI) that guides its tasks and movements, which is coordinated in real time with the factory’s central control and the rest of its production machinery.
Of course, when you watch the video in action, it’s clear that the Walker S delivers what it promises: it’s a tireless and efficient worker. But also, When we see him move relatively naturally, it is inevitable to remember the saga Terminator. Brad Fiedel’s legendary music resonates in the back of one’s mind and one wonders if this will be the true awakening of Skynet. Let’s hope not.
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