Here is GR-3, a “social companion” designed by the Chinese robotics company Fourier. This new humanoid robot with a singular appearance is designed to accompany young and old in their daily lives, and could soon take charge of the person’s assistance tasks.
Here is a very curious robot, all in beige tones, with a head that seems to be upside down. It is the work of Fourier, who has just announced the third generation of his HumanityHumanityGR-3. The Chinese manufacturer defines it as a “Care-Bot”, a robot designed for support and assistance to the person. With this new model, Fourier hopes to give his robot a warmer and more affordable appearance, rather than the usual metallic aspect.
GR-3 has a visual system with RGB cameras and a 3D scanner lightlight Structured (like the iPhone TrueDepth camera). He can follow the eyes of people, and react to their emotions. It has four microphones for vocal activation, and the location of the sound source. This allows him to turn to someone who speaks to him, in order to make interactions more natural. In addition to audio and visual perception systems, it has a tactile return made up of 31 pressure sensorspressure sensors distributed, and can react to touch like a human.
First overview of the humanoid robot GR-3. © Fourier
A two -speed intelligence
The robot measures 165 cm for 55 kgkgwith 55articulationsarticulations and an autonomy of three hours. His default approach also allows him to look and squat. It also has several other approaches such as the race, a mode of economy ofenergyenergya more dynamic approach or another that keeps the legs straight. Like the artificial intelligences Helix de Figure and Gr00T N1 of Nvidia, GR-3 has a double architecture which allows it rapid actions, closer to reflexes, and others more thoughtful.
First, GR-3 was designed to interact with humans in public places. He can comfort children or serve as a companion for adults. In the future, Fourier intends to extend his capacities to the person’s assistance tasks, such as ” support for mobility, health surveillance and rehabilitation physiquephysiqueespecially in the contexts of care for the elderly or in a clinical environment ». But is it prudent to use robots for this type of task, knowing that a small dysfunction is enough to make humanoid robots particularly dangerous?
