Tencent RoboticsX Robotics Lab announced the latest research progress of its wheel-legged robot Ollie, showing the first exposure of "tactile interaction" and "two-wheeled walking", further enriching the robot's "senses" and improving its motion control capabilities.

Ollie is a wheel-legged robot developed by Tencent, and it is another innovative exploration of Tencent RoboticsX Robotics Lab after the robot dogs Jamoca and Max. Major breakthroughs have been made in areas such as human-computer interaction. With his flexible body, Ollie is also known as the "roller boy".

｜Internet giant race track competition

Musk said on Twitter that the humanoid robot "Optimus Prime" will be announced at Tesla AI Day on September 30 . As soon as the news came out, many A - share robot concept stocks continued to strengthen.

Not only are ordinary investors excited, but institutional researchers are also excited, "I finally see the inflection point." While writing reports to dismantle the industry chain and estimate the market size, while speaking to the outside world, it is time to re-understand robots.

The popularity of Tesla's humanoid robots has not subsided. Lei Jun also brought his own humanoid robot - "CyberOne" at the recent new product launch conference. This news directly pushed the domestic humanoid robot to a climax - even Xiaomi also entered In the field of robotics, it seems that the era of humanoid robots is coming. With the ultimate price/performance ratio of Xiaomi, it is estimated that you will be able to place an order on Xiaomi Mall soon.

But the reality is still skinny. In the past decade or two, humanoid robots have always been like 5 years away, and the result is 5 years after 5 years. We have never seen cheap and intelligent humanoid robots.

The entire humanoid robot industry is timeless and technologically advanced. At the same time, humanoid robots have more and more functions, and various performances are continuously optimized.

｜Technology still needs to break through

The future of humanoid robots is beautiful and sexy, but back to reality, we have to face the skinny side.

In the past few decades, the progress of humanoid robots has been more reflected in the movement performance. You have to admire the extreme motion control performance of the Boston Dynamics humanoid robot. But if you want to let it chat with you and go shopping, obviously you can't do it. Although the similarity in appearance is getting higher and higher, compared with the ability of human beings, the gap can be described as the difference between clouds and mud.

When it comes to the status quo of humanoid robots in my country, due to the relatively late start and the blockade of related technologies, there is naturally a gap that can be seen and felt in terms of comprehensive performance. At present, Boston Dynamics humanoid robots already have parkour movements such as backflips and mid-air jumps, while many domestic humanoid robots are still in the toddler stage.

Different from industrial robots, humanoid robots can be said to be the most advanced form of robots. They not only require extreme athletic ability, but also excellent interaction and perception capabilities. In other words, humanoid robots do not simply translate the technology on industrial robots, but require deep integration and iterative upgrades of software and hardware capabilities.

Let’s talk about hardware first. Humanoids mainly include controllers, motors, reducers, batteries, etc. At present, the difficulties of the whole industry lie in the design of the motor system of the core joints and the lightweight of materials.

Let's talk about soft skills. my country is basically in the same echelon as the developed countries in the world in terms of artificial intelligence technology, especially in the fields of cloud computing, image recognition, speech recognition and other technologies, the gap with the world's leading level is not large. However, the current situation of the industry that has to be faced is that for a long time in the past, the technological progress of humanoid robots in human-computer interaction, link perception, self-decision, etc. is still lower than the public's expectations.

Now human-computer interaction technology can only accept fixed commands and programs before, and now it has been greatly improved through a large number of deep learning and image and voice training. For example, humanoid robots can more accurately complete image recognition and speech and semantic analysis in different scenarios. However, if humanoid robots can solve various problems through deep learning, and have emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow and joy like humans, I am afraid that it is still a difficult problem that cannot be solved for a while.

｜Multiple battles

Investors who are optimistic about humanoid robots are convinced that the commercialization of humanoid robots is coming soon. This is not just a story, but also subverts the entire social operating system.

First, Internet giants, consumer electronics companies, and technology companies have all entered the industry. I believe Xiaomi will not be the last company to announce its entry into military-shaped robots. With the efforts of major players, the advent of humanoid robots is just around the corner.

Second, the fact that Iron Man Musk has entered the scene shows that this is very interesting. The rocket recycling and electric vehicles that Musk proposed at the beginning were also impossible at first glance, but they have now been realized. Therefore, the market believes that Musk's humanoid robot can also succeed.

Third, humanoid robots are now supported by high-precision sensors and algorithms in voice recognition and image recognition, and have far surpassed the human level in terms of recognition speed and accuracy. By analogy, humanoid robots may also have five senses in the future. It is only a matter of time before humanoid robots become highly intelligent.

In the future, there will be more manufacturers to strengthen artificial intelligence technology, so that my country's artificial intelligence technology will gradually achieve greater development. Now artificial intelligence technology involves various fields, and artificial intelligence technology will be more popular in life in the future. ?