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Apptronik and DeepMind Give Humanoids a Brain While Others Stay in the Frame
- Humanoid robotics company Apptronik has teamed up with Google DeepMind's robotics team to build intelligent and autonomous humanoids for various tasks. The robots are designed to operate in open and dynamic environments with human collaboration in industrial and other sectors. Jeffrey Cardenas, co-founder of Apptronik, said the robots would improve lives and transform industries. Apptronik has unveiled 15 robots prototypes and deepened ties with Nvidia and Mercedes-Benz to expand its industry footprint.
- Google DeepMind's robotics team focuses on artificial intelligence (AI) systems capable of decision and real-world action. Apptronik's flagship humanoid robot, Apollo, is designed for physically demanding tasks in industrial settings. At 5ft 8in tall and 160 pounds, Apollo balances functionality and safety for human workers.
- Google DeepMind recently integrated Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking, which significantly enhances robotics applications to human-centric environments. This integration illustrates the major breakthrough of combining conversational AI with physical robots towards AGI.
- This collaboration comes amidst notable milestones in robotics this year. Companies such as Meta and Nvidia have shifted focus towards advanced robotic systems. Additionally, China’s Agibot has started mass-producing humanoids as Figure AI ships its first AI robots.
- Brett Adcock, the founder of FigureAI robots, believes that every human will own a robot in the future, just like owning a car or a phone. OpenAI also indicated an interest in automating blue-collar jobs and the universal adoption of robots.
- Recently, the bot has been integrated into EV maker NIO’s advanced manufacturing factory base F2 and has been successfully performing several quality and inspection tests on a production level.
- Apptronik has developed 15 robotic prototypes, including NASA’s Valkyrie robot. The robots are designed for operation in open and dynamic environments with human collaboration in industrial and other sectors.
- The partnership also follows Apptronik's recent collaboration with GXO and Mercedes-Benz as it continues to expand its industry footprint.
- With this collaboration, the partners aim to further advance the development of robots designed to perform a broad range of tasks in environments designed for humans, thus improving productivity and safety in various sectors.
- Robotics firm NVIDIA has introduced HOVER, a neural network with 1.5 million parameters, optimized for humanoid robot locomotion and manipulation. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang recently said humanoid robots would soon be available for between $10,000 and $20,000.
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