Hesai Group, a leading Chinese autonomous driving technology firm, on Wednesday unveiled a three-dimensional mapping camera, targeting demand for physical spatial data needed to train the AI systems powering humanoid robots.<\/p>\n
The company introduced “Kosmo,” a device resembling a wine bottle, that combines lidar sensors and cameras to help developers collect real-world spatial data more efficiently.<\/p>\n
There is a significant gap in high-quality spatial data needed to train AI-powered robots to understand and interact with the real world and perform complex tasks beyond waving arms or dancing, Hesai co-founder and CEO David Li said at a launch event at the company’s Shanghai factory.<\/p>\n
Li said robots remain limited in their ability to solve real productivity challenges.<\/p>\n
Most robots are still confined to low-impact functions like greeting guests, waving or dancing, he said.<\/p>\n
“What we aim to offer is essentially a platform for the underlying technologies required by the robotics industry, positioning Hesai as a tier 1 supplier comparable to Bosch in the automotive sector, or perhaps even beyond,” Li said.<\/p>\n
He declined to provide revenue projections for Kosmo but said the firm has signed agreements with Chinese robotics firms to use the product.<\/p>\n
Hesai has also been developing robot actuators, which convert electricity into mechanical motion and account for more than half of a robot’s material costs, Li said. Demand is growing for actuators that are lighter, smaller and more precise, allowing robots to become more safe and agile, he added.<\/p>\n
The actuators are already being used by Sharpa Robotics, a startup founded by Hesai’s co-founders, in its flagship robotic hand, Sharpa Wave.<\/p>\n
A Sharpa Wave robot has been autonomously serving ice cream at a Dairy Queen outlet in Shanghai. Hesai said Kosmo’s detailed mapping technology helped the robot achieve a task success rate of 99%.<\/p>\n
Sharpa Robotics, which recently raised more than 4.5 billion yuan ($672.4 million) in a funding round, operates independently of Hesai, but provides a testing ground for the company’s robotics technologies.<\/p>\n
In automotive markets, Hesai has become the world’s largest lidar supplier for autonomous vehicles over the past three years, driving the cost of the technology below $200 per unit. Its customers include Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, General Motors and Ford Motor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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