One more head pain for Elon Musk. Not only is it about his downward actions or his political problems. His Robot Optimus is clearly being left behind in the struggle of androids. And this is due in large part to Unitree the company China of Robotics has once again exceeded the limits of the agility of humanoid robots with its latest model, the G1.
If in the past he had made his robots take a rotation with martial kick included, now the company shared a video that shows the G1 capacity to perform A standing side somersault, an even more complex movement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29xlwhqme2q
Surprisingly, the G1 executed the lateral somersault perfectly, No failures or damage during programming or recording. The company has constantly updated the robot algorithm, which allows it to learn and make increasingly sophisticated movements with precision and control. In fact, it has opened its code so that it could be constantly improved.
The G1 design incorporates 23 degrees of freedom (PDL), which provides impressive stability and coordination. With a height of 1.32 meters and a weight of 35 kg, it has a folding structure for compact storage, With measures of only 68.5 x 45.7 x 30.5 cm, somewhat bigger than a hand suitcase.
Its avant -garde technology includes Lidar 3D, a real depth chamber and a set of microphones with noise cancellation for the recognition of voice commands.
The G1 works with A 9000 mAh rapid release batterywhich offers up to two hours of autonomy with rapid exchange capacity. The robot is fed by a high performance CPU of 8 cores, which controls its motorized joints in arms, legs and torso. This allows an agile movement and a gear speed of up to 1.9 meters per second (7.2 km/h).
For doubts, the Unitree team has emphasized the importance of controlled use, warning against modifications or programming of the robot for combat purposes. Before physical production, G1 training is carried out in a virtual environment using the NVIDIA ISAAC simulator.
This allows the robot to learn complex behaviors through reinforcement learning, perfecting their skills in a controlled digital environment. The actions learned are transferred without problems to the physical model through a process called Sim2real, which guarantees a precise execution in the real world.
To accelerate advances in humanoid robotics, Unitree has presented a set of Open -source full source body movement data destined to improve the control and motor coordination of humanoids.
This data set improves the fluidity of the Movement of the main models of UNITREE, including H1, H1-2 and G1, and It facilitates movements more similar to humans, such as dance and dynamic repositioning.
The data set, developed with LaFAN1 movement capture technology, is Fully compatible with Unitree humanoid systems and integrates an advanced redirection algorithm. This algorithm optimizes movement planning through the application of interactive and cinematic mesh processing, taking into account postural restrictions, joint joint and speed parameters.
By put this data set available to the research community in general, Unitree seeks Promote innovation in humanoid robotics and boost the applicability of this field in the real world.