The company PNDbotic recently released new images of its humanoid robot called Adam and what appears in the videos marks an important point for the entire industry. The robot is not only operating in controlled environments, it is facing the real world, climbing irregular stairs, urban spaces, variations in terrain, and unpredictability.
That process, known as Sim to Real, is one of the biggest challenges of modern robotics, because teaching a robot in simulations is one thing, making it work in the real world is a completely different thing, and it is exactly that barrier that is being broken down. Adam can now navigate real urban environments without assistance, facing small imperfections that, for a human, go unnoticed, but for a machine they represent an enormous challenge.
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