As we move towards a future potential full of tireless humanoid robots in factories and in our lives, companies seek to solve an important technological problem: the limited duration of batteries and “rest” times between loads.
The Chinese company Ubtech presented recently His Walker S2 bípedo robot, which contours his arms to hot one of his batteries, Which means that the 43 kilos automaton could technically work 24 hours a day, an integral part of the “totally automated” dark factories that never need to keep the lights on.
A video shows the robot approaching an interchangeable battery shelf. After turning your arms unnaturally, The Android replaces one of its two batteries on the back before continuing on its way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHP1WGLW5WK
It is an impressive demonstration that raises some thorny questions about the role of human workers in the future dominated by robots. They can already prepare elaborate breakfasts and classify skills with skill. If they don’t even need us to change the batteries, What other responsibilities could be seen soon in ruin?
Ubtech batteries take only 90 minutes to recharge completely, and Walker S2 can walk two hours or stand four hours.
The humanoid robot is part of an explosion of new humanoid robots that reach the market. Especially in China, Companies like Unitree are developing increasingly affordable biped androids.
And it is not a distant future: companies are already beginning to provide their warehouses and factories with humanoid robots, What foreshades a future dominated by machines and accelerates the road Towards a point where some conventional work of factory operators will become obsolete.
This is especially true that They are starting to learn to change their own batteries: The days of heavy work in factories could be counted.