At the 2024 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, leading force in embodied AI technology DEEP Robotics demonstrated numerous latest achievements of “AI+Robots”.
AI (artificial intelligence) and big data training are enabling robots to acquire various motor skills, allowing them to enter a wider range of scenarios and assist humans in harsh conditions.
At the WAIC site, DEEP Robotics’ self-developed AI algorithm trained Lite3 and X30 robot dogs, showcasing for the first time “upright walking” and “handstand walking” skills. Even with external interference, they maintained balance and could not be knocked over.
The X30 robot dog demonstrated its ability to climb harsh terrains and respond to emergencies. Even if it fell from a height, it could skillfully flip and remain unscathed, drawing the attention of tech elites and professionals on-site.
A robot’s intelligent perception of the environment and its motor skills are equally important, forming the foundation for future autonomous planning and task decision-making.
The Lite3 robot dog demonstrated this crucial ability on-site through “parkour”: using AI visual perception of random environments, it quickly judged terrain, autonomously selected movement postures, quickly reacted to jump onto high platforms, leap over ditches, and land steadily.
At the WAIC site, DEEP Robotics’ X30 robot dog carried 13 kilograms of purified water, busily transporting it back and forth within the exhibition hall, replacing staff. The X30 robot dog is a flagship robot dog for industry applications, currently deployed in over 100 industry projects across 26 provinces and cities, covering power stations, underground utility tunnels, factories, mines, construction, and rescue scenarios.
This year, DEEP Robotics’ X30 robot dog was deployed in the Singapore National Grid AMR SPPG Tunnel Project, marking the first overseas industry application of a domestically produced legged robot. Additionally, in a fire drill in South Korea, the X30 robot dog showcased its capabilities by conducting an on-site fire investigation.
During the exhibition, DEEP Robotics also publicly showcased for the first time the latest achievements of its collaboration with Professor Shiqiang Zhu and Researcher Wei Song’s team from Zhejiang University.
This was the “Robot Cloud Brain” intelligent decision-making system, based on large models, enabled the X30 robot dog to achieve “intelligent awakening,” allowing it to understand and interact with natural language semantics, converse fluently with humans, perceive scenes, and recognize and understand random objects and abstract paintings.
In a joint experiment, the X30 robot dog recognized Van Gogh’s painting “Starry Night” and professionally explained the style and characteristics of this world-famous painting. In front of a researcher with a distressed expression, the X30, sensing human emotions, not only offered encouragement but also provided numerous scientific suggestions to soothe emotions.
“DEEP Robotics AI+ Plan”
AI + Robots achieved physical interaction between AI and the external world, bringing revolutionary potential to AI’s interactive capabilities and forming an important aspect of AI applications. In daily life scenarios, robots may become “family members” accompanying and serving humans in their daily lives.
In industrial fields, robots will have richer input source analysis and processing capabilities, making more efficient and scientific planning and decision-making based on sensor data such as images, sounds, temperatures, and air quality, improving operation accuracy and reliability while reducing operating and maintenance costs.
DEEP Robotics is implementing the “DEEP Robotics AI+ Plan,” integrating AI functions with robot software systems, continuously empowering embodied AI. This year’s WAIC showcased many training results achieved by DEEP Robotics through new AI and software systems.
In the future, the “DEEP Robotics AI+ Plan” will also expand to capabilities in perception, planning, decision-making, and human-machine interaction.
