Humanoid robot: Unitree makes G1 fit for mass production
The humanoid robot G1 from Unitree Robotics appears to be ready for series production. It is set to go into mass production.
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The Chinese robotics company Unitree Robotics has now adapted its humanoid robot G1 so that it can go into mass production. The performance and strength of the G1 has been improved, and the robot has been built in such a way that it can be produced in larger quantities. This can be seen in a description of a video of the modified G1 on YouTube.
Unitree presented the humanoid robot G1 for the first time in May and advertised it at a price starting at 16,000 US dollars. The better-equipped Edu version, which comes with tactile hands, among other things, is to cost a premium. The new G1 robot comes with detailed improvements. For example, the engineers have made it more powerful and given it a facelift. The robot's technical data has remained similar. It measures around 1.32 m and weighs from 35 kg, depending on the equipment variant.
The robot has at least 23 degrees of freedom, while the better-equipped Edu version has up to 43 degrees of freedom, which is mainly due to the movable hands with three fingers each and the more flexible waist. Unitree installs electric motors developed in-house in the joints, which can develop a torque of up to 120 Nm. The robot perceives its environment via Intel's RealSense D435 depth camera and the Livox-MID360 3D lidar, which are housed in the robot's head. In addition, there are 5-watt stereo speakers, an unnamed eight-core processor and a replaceable 9000 mAh battery. The latter is housed in the side of the upper body and can be changed in a single movement. The quick replacement is also necessary, as the battery only keeps the G1 alive for around two hours.
Adaptations for mass production
The robotics company is not revealing exactly which parts of the robot Unitree has touched to make it easier to mass produce. However, it will not be the motors. They are special developments that cannot be produced so quickly. However, they are too specific to be quickly replaced by suitable motors for mass production. It is therefore more likely that the frame and outer shell were adapted in terms of materials. Simplifications may also have been made to the electronics and wiring. Unitree has not yet revealed exactly when the G1 will go into mass production.
The new video shows above all the special mobility of the G1 robot. It proves its stability by not being fazed by kicks to its legs. It also performs jumps - even on one leg. The maximum locomotion speed is 2 m/s, approximately 7.2 km/h.
Unitree has equipped the G1 with artificial intelligence so that the robot can learn new tasks through imitation and reinforcement learning. With the Unitree Robot Unified Large Model (UnifoLM), the robot world model can be extended and its "intelligence" expanded, according to Unitree.
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However, the G1 robot cannot take on heavy tasks in industry or care. It can lift a maximum of 2 kg with its arms. This makes it more suitable for industrial assembly work or for carrying out simple household tasks.
Unitree's top model, the humanoid H1 robot, is intended for heavier work anyway. It is considerably more powerful and stronger, but also costs around 90,000 dollars. Mass production is not yet planned for this robot.
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