Robros said on the 22nd that it has released video footage showing real-time, full-body remote operation of Aegris-C, its bipedal humanoid robot.
Until now, Robros had demonstrated remote-control technology that replicated human movements in real time mainly through Aegris-C's upper body. This time, the company extended the technology to the lower body, linking an operator's movements to the robot's entire frame.
In the released video, Aegris-C moves its upper and lower body simultaneously in response to the operator, punching a sandbag and kicking a ball. The core of real-time full-body remote operation is that it does not replay preset motions. Instead, an operator judges the surrounding situation directly and controls the humanoid robot's movement and tasks in an integrated way in real time. Upper-body remote control was used mainly for arm work performed from a fixed position, while full-body remote control can handle situations that combine locomotion and work, such as moving the robot and shifting its posture while manipulating objects with both arms. Robros plans to expand the technology to a range of industrial settings in line with customer demand.
A Robros official said the real-time full-body remote operation technology is "an important technology for applying humanoids to industrial sites where it is difficult to define every situation in advance, in that a person can judge the situation and link the robot's movement and manipulation in real time."
