Remember Elon Musk’s statements that his robots would soon replace Tesla as the main source of revenue for the eponymous company? After this announcement, it suddenly became a bit quiet about the Tesla robot, but that didn’t stop the competition from becoming active themselves.
Chinese tech company Xiaomi has surpassed Musk in its own race and has now developed a humanoid robot called CyberOne. The company says the robot’s main goal is to befriend and assist humans as best it can.
In doing so, the CyberOne is extremely impressive in its appearance, as the video shows. Not only does it feature incredibly powerful motors to optimize the bipedal robot’s control, it can also react to changing situations in real time thanks to its sensors. Thanks to Xiaomi’s Mi-Sense deep vision module and artificial intelligence designed for interaction, the CyberOne can understand three-dimensional space, interpret it, and move around in it with ease. It not only recognizes the people around it, but also facial expressions and gestures. According to Xiaomi, it can recognize 45 different types of emotions and 85 types of sounds in the environment.
The Chinese company’s big goal is to make science fiction a little more of a reality and turn robots into our intelligent companions and friends. Whether the 177-centimeter CyberOne is an important step toward that future remains to be seen when it hits the market.
Post image and video: Xiaomi
