George Cui Shan , Chairman and CEO of SUPCON, was interviewed to discuss the recent founding of Zhejiang Zhejiang Humanoid Robot Innovation Center and the debut of its first self-evolving anthropomorphic robot, Navigator α. As a major shareholder of the Innovation Center, SUPCON is excited by the prospect of potential collaborations between academia and industry in the field of anthropomorphic robotics, as well as the future application of these robots in various industrial scenarios.
Zhejiang Anthropomorphic Robot Innovation Center is dedicated to the research of intelligent sensing and control technologies and the development of full-featured robots. It will serve as a one-stop hub for technology research, product development, talent incubation and industrial growth. With the center’s significant support, SUPCON strengthens its strategic vision of integrating AI with robotics, actively promoting the intelligent transformation of the anthropomorphic robot industry.
The newly launched Navigator α anthropomorphic robot, standing 1.5 meters tall and weighing 50 kilograms, boasts advanced hardware components including a state-of-the-art planetary gearbox, lightweight anthropomorphic mechanical arms and a flexible, multi-degree-of-freedom gripper. This remarkable hand features 15 finger joints, six active degrees of freedom, 10N fingertip force, a lightweight 600g design, and an impressive 150 degrees per second joint speed. Additionally, Navigator α revolutionizes the integration of machine control, imitation learning and reinforcement learning, leveraging innovative technologies such as large-scale AI models to make groundbreaking advances in both hardware and algorithms. It has been deployed and highly evaluated in several field-tested projects.
George emphasized that unlike traditional anthropomorphic robots, which focus primarily on connecting parts and the overall system, the collaboration between SUPCON and the Innovation Center aims to achieve breakthroughs in AI technology and its industrial applications. In the era of industrial AI, robotics innovation must go beyond simple operational capabilities to planning, using AI as the industrial brain. Additionally, George argued that the future of anthropomorphic robots depends on their use in specific scenarios and industries. It is imperative to bridge the gap between technological research and industrial demand, thereby facilitating further progress of the industry.
SOURCE: PRNewswire
