A 20-second video taken inside a humanoid robot factory in China is causing shock across social media today. It shows a variety of humanoids in the making that look very realistic and have their skin partially removed.
The video, uploaded by user ‘meimei4515’, is uncredited but shows several animated androids with human-like hair and skin. This is in stark contrast to most general-purpose humanoids we commonly deal with, which are designed to look like robots. , rather than trying to deceive someone.
It has rows of pretty cyborg babes, disembodied heads on stands, a completely human-like presenter type in shirt and pants, and a surreal tree of humanoid arms flexing and twirling white-fingered hands. It looks all over the world like a rougher version. Westworld’s Backstage workshop.
@meimei4515 China created a human robot #china#robot ♬ Original sound – Meimei 啊美
The person filming the video first says something in Chinese, which roughly means “Before that, the employees had already started mass production.”
So what are we really seeing here? As a result, the palm tree is a prize. Chinese company ExRobots previously showed it off at its expo display. According to the company’s (translated) website, it builds “efficient, friendly smart guidance services for government agencies, healthcare organizations, and the service retail industry.”
To showcase its products, ExRobots operates the ‘Ex Future Science and Technology Museum’ in Dalian City. The museum looks like a robotic version of Madame Tussaud’s wax museum, with Einstein and Edison among the animatronic characters on site. There’s certainly no shame in leaning into fat titration. Special attention was paid to the boobs fembots and even the creepy details of the silicone leg skin.
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The museum will allow visitors to use motion capture to ‘drive’ a humanoid head with their own facial expressions, and there will be a rotating podium where they can stand for three minutes and take a 3D scan, after which there will be some sort of facility where they can take the body. can. The parts are 3D printed, as seen in the following video from China Global Television Network. The idea is to showcase the company’s ability to produce custom animatronic mascots and presenters for corporate clients.
Meet China’s ‘Western World’ in reality
So no, dribbling social media commenters, you are not looking at a new AI girlfriend. Nor are we looking at a company here that seems interested in useful humanoids. You are looking at cutting-edge animatronic work. The reason this video attracts attention is because this is a company designed to attract attention. There isn’t much meat in this sandwich.
But in general, humanoid space absolutely teams up with meat sandwiches in mid-2024. This is a landmark year for general-purpose AI-based robot workers, and Chinese companies such as Unitree, UBTech/Baidu, Astribot, LimX, Kepler, Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, and others are making real progress toward robot workers with learning capabilities. Perform useful tasks.
In fact, China doesn’t seem to be far behind North American companies like Tesla, Figure, Sanctuary, Agility, Apptronik, etc. And we’re very excited to learn more about whether Boston Dynamics, a forefather in the field, is developing the next generation of Atlas robots that move like no other, instead using the hydraulic motors of previous generations as electric actuators. . A humanoid we’ve seen before.
All New Atlas | Boston Dynamics
So don’t get distracted by sexy viral videos. Or, if that’s your bag, go for it. But the humanoid revolution will begin in earnest in 2024 at a second rate, and with AI, it promises to fundamentally transform the society of few humans. technology before that.
Source: XRobot
