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Top US-based humanoid robotics firm pivots to China-dominated all-electric tech race
Electric-driven robots are quieter, more efficient, less costly to operate and less prone to breakdowns.
The next-generation model – also named Atlas – features individual electric motors at each joint, giving it a wider range of motion that allows it to stand up from a prone position – something hydraulic robots and humans cannot do. According to Unitree’s website, the H1’s electric drive system “provides unmatched speed, strength, mobility and flexibility in its class” and can run at up to 11.9km/h (7.4mph), making the robot the “fastest in the world”. For instance, while Tesla has committed to using only image sensors, Chinese firms like Nio, BYD, Xpeng, and Huawei Technologies have integrated lidar systems with cameras, leveraging multi-sensor fusion and sophisticated algorithms to improve their autonomous vehicles.
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