The bipedal robot wanders… still far from the factory

2023-07-14 10:30:00

Not all robots are robust and reliable enough to meet industrial challenges. While the American start-up Agility Robotics launched the marketing of its biped robot Digit in March, Jean-Pierre Gazeau, CNRS research engineer and head of the RoBioSS (Robotics biomechanical sport and health) team, tempers the progress of the sector, despite many convincing demonstrations, such as those of Boston Dynamics with its Spot and Atlas robots “. In a video, Agility Robotics depicts Digit loaded with a box in a warehouse, suggesting a main use in logistics environments. A demonstration whose realism raises questions: can quadruped, biped, or even humanoid robots compete with simple rolling carts for industrial use?

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