Replace humans? The most powerful robot on earth is born! I can accompany Nakai and work in the fields...

What? The most powerful humanoid robot on earth was born!

Recently, Silicon Valley intelligent startup Figure AI officially launched its next-generation humanoid robot Figure 02.

This is the "successor" of the Figure 01 robot. It is also a high-end humanoid robot that integrates on-board computing power, visual reasoning, and voice interaction.

Before this official release, it had already worked in a BMW car factory and worked for 20 hours without rest. It is called the strongest "worker"!

In order to work better, Figure 02 has undergone a whole-body "major replacement" based on the 01 version, including various integrated joints, actuators, new humanoid feet and dexterous hands, including the head and whole body. The degree of freedom has increased a lot.

And the appearance has also evolved, getting rid of the industrial mechanical style of the 01 version and becoming more human-like!

So many improvements inside and out that Figure 02 took over a year to develop. Company founder and CEO Brett Adcock also posted on social platforms that Figure 02 is the best humanoid robot on the planet!

Is this really the case? Just take a look and you’ll know!

First of all, in terms of appearance design, compared with the previous generation, Figure 02 has changed from 1.6 meters in height to about 1.7 meters in height, and the weight has also changed from 60 kilograms to 70 kilograms.

The change in its "skin" is also obvious. It adopts a matte black body finish with beautiful lines and looks cooler and more refined, while Figure 01 has a chrome-plated metal appearance, which is slightly rough visually.

While it looks good, it is also very "hardcore". Figure 02 is designed as an exoskeleton structure similar to an aircraft fuselage. The outer shell is not only used to protect the internal components, but also to provide structural support. Improves rigidity and prevents impact loads.

At the same time, it also comprehensively upgrades a new type of composite material, such as a new honeycomb compressible tissue near the knee or arm elbow joint, which is expected to provide motion cushioning while achieving lightweight and enhanced heat dissipation performance.

It is worth mentioning that Figure 02 has also improved a major project - cable routing.

Previously, the cables of Figure 01 were specially arranged outside the machine body in order to speed up maintenance. But on Figure 02, all cables are integrated into the four main joints of the shoulders, elbows, hips and knees, which not only makes them more beautiful, but also prevents them from being affected by the external environment and makes them easier to use on the production line. Be prepared to work long hours.

For better walking and movement, Figure 02 has built-in customized motors integrated with the joint transmission system to optimize the power and performance of each joint. Judging from the video demonstration, Figure 02 walked through the demonstration area set up in the middle of the office, with a slow, bent leg gait, which was very natural.

In addition, you can see in the video that the robot’s hands are also very flexible.

This brings us to the point!

Figure 02 uses hand-eye coordination to autonomously perform a variety of complex tasks.

First let’s look at the hand. It is equipped with a fourth-generation manipulator. Compared with the previous generation, the wrist is smaller and more beautiful in appearance. The overall hand design is similar to that of humans, with four fingers and an opposite palm. thumb.

At the same time, there is something inside the fingers... The entire hand contains mechanical, electrical, control and sensor technologies, and each finger is driven by an integrated unit, which includes sensors and motors. The hand has 16 degrees of freedom. The load capacity is equivalent to human level and can grab 25 kg of objects, 5 kg more than the previous generation.

On the other hand, Figure 02 is also equipped with six RGB cameras on the front and back of its head and body. The robot uses these cameras to perceive the physical world. Thanks to the visual language model (VLM), it can better view the surrounding environment through camera reasoning and make intelligent judgments, such as identifying and picking up objects in front of it.

The official team said that the ultimate goal of Figure 02 is to be able to complete many human-like tasks, from carrying heavy objects to precision operations, with ease.

However, this is not enough. . .

Since he calls himself the "Strongest Humanoid Robot on Earth", he must come up with something more powerful!

No, in addition to basic hard work, Figure 02 is also smart and can understand people's words better.

This is due to the fact that it is equipped with speakers and microphones, and it has also made significant progress in voice interaction. It has a built-in custom AI model trained in cooperation with OpenAI, which can understand, process and respond to human voice input.

Finally, with onboard microphones and speakers, Figure 02 can conduct voice conversations with humans more efficiently. And voice is the default operating interface, so people can interact with the robot naturally without relying on traditional buttons or screen interfaces, greatly improving efficiency.

On the other hand, compared to its big brother Figure 01, Figure 02’s own computing and AI reasoning capabilities have been improved by three times, allowing it to perform tasks completely autonomously in the real world without relying on external sources. resource.

As early as the beginning of this year, Figure AI sent Figure 02 to a BMW factory for testing to collect data for AI model training. Judging from the video, Figure 02 shows dexterous finger and torso joints, walking in the factory, using neural network technology to autonomously learn to pick up and assemble car parts, and can learn to perform some basic tasks very well.

Brett Adcock once said: "Figure 02 is a major breakthrough for our team in the field of AI humanoid robots. We believe that this robot will show its performance in many fields such as commercial applications and home services." Huge potential, bringing unprecedented convenience and experience to humans "

In addition to the software upgrade, the battery performance of the robot has also been enhanced in terms of hardware configuration.

Figure 01 has a battery life of 5 hours, while Figure 02 has a 50% increase in battery capacity, allowing it to work longer in real-world deployments. And the battery is integrated into the robot's torso, which brings its center of gravity closer to the centerline, thereby improving the robot's flexibility.

Brett Adcock has stated that he hopes Figure 02 will work about 20 hours a day. Ah, these working hours, I really don’t treat robots as human beings.

If you think about it in detail, Figure AI has been developing humanoid robots for a short time. The company was founded in 2022, and just one year later, they launched their first product, Figure 01, in 2023, claiming to be the world's first commercially available humanoid robot.

And when the first-generation humanoid robot appeared, it was equipped with a large OpenAI model. It could listen, speak, and move flexibly. It amazed everyone when it appeared. Therefore, at that time, Figure AI also set a flag to benchmark Tesla Optimus.

하지만 옵티머스에 비하면 피규어 01은 아직 성능이 좀 부족해서 피규어 02가 탄생했습니다. 관계자들은 엔지니어링 및 설계팀이 "하드웨어와 소프트웨어의 재설계를 처음부터 완료"했으며 인공 지능, 컴퓨터 비전, 배터리, 전자 장치, 센서 및 액추에이터와 같은 핵심 기술에서 획기적인 발전을 이루었다고 말했습니다.

사실 머스크의 옵티머스는 이미 작업 테스트를 위해 테슬라 공장으로 보내졌습니다. 작업장에서 지속적으로 배터리를 선택할 수 있습니다. 이 프로세스는 완전히 자율적이며 전체 프로세스에 사람의 개입이 없습니다. 그리고 비뚤어지게 놓여진 배터리를 집어 올려 놓을 수도 있어 자동 오류 수정에 집중할 수 있다. 전반적으로 Optimus는 민첩한 마음과 손가락을 가지고 있습니다.

당시 옵티머스의 손가락 자유도는 11도였다고 하는데, 머스크는 나중에 올해 말 옵티머스의 손의 자유도가 22도가 될 것이라고 밝혔습니다.

지금 보면 피규어02의 16손가락 자유도는 확실히 테슬라 옵티머스를 추격하고 있지만 전체적인 성능으로 보면 피규어02는 아직 옵티머스를 능가할 수준은 아닙니다. 그리고 옵티머스는 여전히 진화하고 있다. 둘 중 어느 쪽이 더 나은지는 기대해볼 만하다.

현재 네티즌들은 Figure 02에 대해 엇갈린 의견을 가지고 있습니다. 일부 사람들은 이것이 세계에서 가장 진보된 로봇이며 미래가 이미 도래했다고 생각합니다. 하지만 일부 네티즌들은 이것이 완전히 테슬라 옵티머스의 모방이라거나 CGI 시연이나 PPT 제품 같다고 느끼기도 합니다.

그나저나 Figure 02는 직립 보행과 복잡한 작업 완료에서 짧은 시간 내에 사람들과 자연스럽게 상호 작용하는 것으로 큰 도약을 이루었습니다.

그런데 현재 휴머노이드 로봇 트랙의 경쟁은 치열합니다. Figure AI의 Figure 02와 Tesla Optimus뿐만 아니라 Boston Dynamics가 출시한 휴머노이드 로봇 Atlas도 강력한 경쟁자입니다. 특히 새로운 Atlas가 더 좋습니다. 대부분의 관절은 인간보다 엘리트 운동선수보다 더 민첩합니다. 또한 Nvidia와 Google도 자체 지능형 로봇 프로젝트를 적극적으로 교육하고 있습니다.

앞에는 늑대가 있고 뒤에는 호랑이가 있습니다. Figure AI는 자사의 인간형 로봇이 아직 조사되지 않은 "표면상 가장 강력하다"고 주장하는 것을 볼 수 있습니다. 어떻게 생각하나요?

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