China's cooking robot sets new record

Dobot Atom can simulate movement from a distance of 1,800 km. Photo: Dobot .

A humanoid robot from Chinese technology company Shenzhen Dobot has successfully cooked a steak from a distance of 1,800 km, thanks to a control system using virtual reality (VR) technology.

In a video posted on the company’s official WeChat account on July 4, the Dobot Atom robot performed a series of sophisticated movements, including soaking the beef in paper towels, pouring oil, flipping the meat, and sprinkling salt with its fingers. All of these operations were remotely controlled via VR glasses. The process took place in Shandong Province, while the engineer operating it was in Guangdong Province.

Dobot says its remote control technology is accurate to 0.05 mm, although it can only control the robot’s upper body at the moment. Motion data is captured through virtual reality glasses, allowing the robot to accurately simulate every hand movement of the operator.

The company’s first humanoid robot, Dobot Atom, was launched in March for around 199,000 yuan ( $27,700 ). Equipped with five-fingered, grasping hands, the robot was shown serving a breakfast of toast, lettuce, cherries, and a glass of milk. It also has the ability to walk with its knees bent, similar to human movements.

Dobot was founded in 2015 and specialized in developing robotic arms before shifting to humanoid robots. The company's latest move is to start shipping robots internationally, with Japan becoming the first country to receive a shipment of the Dobot Atom robot. This marks a major step forward in the product's commercialization.

According to an April report by TrendForce, China now has 11 robot companies that have launched mass production of robots by 2024. Of these, more than half of the suppliers aim to produce more than 1,000 units per year. With its first international shipment, Dobot becomes one of the few Chinese companies to achieve this milestone in the field of humanoid robots.

Dobot's technology is compared to NASA's Valkyrie humanoid robot system, which was introduced in 2022. However, NASA did not specifically announce the control distance or how to handle data transmission delays.

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