SHANGHAI, Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GITEX GLOBAL 2024, the world's largest technology event, was held in Dubai from October 14th to 18th, bringing together more than 6,000 technology companies from more than 180 countries. As the only Chinese humanoid robot company officially invited by GTEX, Shanghai Kepler Robot Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Kepler Humanoid Robot") landed at the exhibition and brought the latest release of the full-scale universal humanoid machine pioneer K2, showing strong innovation capabilities and insight into the humanoid robot industry to global audiences.
Hu Debo, CEO of Kepler Humanoid Robots, said:
"We are very happy to pass GITEX GLOBAL'S STAGE COMMUNICATES WITH GLOBAL TECH INDUSTRY PEERS AND INTRODUCES THE PIONEER K2 TO EVERYONE. In industrial scenarios, there is a huge demand for humanoid robots, and our goal is to accelerate the iteration and commercialization of our humanoid robots, and promote productivity changes in various application scenarios. "Kepler's humanoid robot booth, the 175 cm tall and 83 kg Pioneer K2 attracted an endless stream of visitors. As a 5.0 generation robot independently developed by Kepler humanoid robots, its software and hardware have been upgraded in an all-round way.
In the software-defined and AI-driven era, software is the foundation for humanoid robots to have intelligent features. Through the combination of brain + embodied cerebellum based on the cloud large model, and the skill training of imitation learning + reinforcement learning, the pioneer K2 has basically realized the ability to independently complete work tasks in specific scenarios, and the training efficiency of embodied intelligence has also been greatly improved.
Specifically, the upgrade of the embodied intelligent software of the pioneer K2 has been implemented in several aspects, such as dynamic intelligent perception, intelligent task planning, whole-body collaborative operation, autonomous training and learning, and autonomous intelligent mobility. Among them, the in-depth optimization of visual perception and autonomous navigation algorithms enables the Pioneer K2 to monitor the surrounding environment in real time, accurately identify objects, faces and scenes, and respond quickly and accurately. The optimization of the human-machine collaborative operation algorithm and data transmission technology improves the real-time interaction in the process of remote operation of the pioneer K2, so as to realize the real collaborative operation between robots and humans. By optimizing the gait planning and control algorithms, the Forerunner K2 reaches a new level of autonomous mobility capability, ensuring operational reliability and smooth task execution in an autonomous operating environment.
The hardware is the support for the humanoid robot to achieve a highly bionic humanoid structure and various functions. The arm and leg limb structure, tactile dexterity, wiring, power system, body freedom and industrial styling of the Pioneer K2 have been fully upgraded compared with the previous generation.
The main structure of the limbs of the Pioneer K2 adopts an integrated design, which has high strength and better rigidity, which can well ensure the demand for the end position. The new generation of rope drive dexterous hand balances precision, strength and flexibility, with up to 11 degrees of freedom (active + passive) in one hand, a load capacity of up to 15 kg in one hand, and flexible sensors with up to 96 contacts per fingertip, which comprehensively improves the dexterous operation ability. It adopts a new star line routing method, which greatly simplifies the whole body cable route and number. In addition to the 8-hour battery life, a special charging port with direct and automatic charging support has been added to make it easier to replenish energy. The Forerunner K2 also adds 2 new degrees of freedom for head rotation and pitching, for a total of 52 degrees of freedom for the whole body, improving the range of activity perception and hand-eye coordination. In terms of appearance, the industrial mecha style of the pioneer K2 also fits the working scene of blue-collar robots.
At GITEX GLOBAL 2024, Pioneer K2 interacted frequently with visitors, greeting, shaking hands, and clenching fists from time to time, and with the blessing of the ChatGPT model, it was able to communicate with audiences from all over the world without barriers, which attracted praise. The exhibition hall was very popular and the atmosphere was warm, and the pioneer K2 walked out of the Kepler humanoid robot booth and walked through the exhibition hall as a special visitor, warmly greeting people passing by, and stopping from time to time to communicate with people.
At the same time as the release, the pioneer K2 has been put into the actual scenarios of leading customers such as intelligent manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, special operations, scientific research and education, such as material handling, sample handling, patrol inspection, stamping and receiving, quality inspection, etc., and promoted the landing process as planned.
The era of humanoid robots is kicking off, and the development prospects are broad from the industrial field to the commercial scene to the home. The entry of giants such as Tesla and Nvidia and the continuous investment of all parties in the industrial chain have driven humanoid robots to accelerate towards mass production and large-scale commercial use. The "Guiding Opinions on the Innovation and Development of Humanoid Robots" issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has set goals for the construction and industrial process of humanoid robots in mainland China. According to data from the Chinese Institute of Electronics, by 2030, the market size of humanoid robots in mainland China is expected to reach about 870 billion yuan. Kepler humanoid robots hope to accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into real productivity through innovation, and work with all walks of life in the industry chain to build an industrial ecology and create a new era of humanoid robots.