Elon Musk has repeatedly promised that the Tesla humanoid robots revolution is fast approaching. Until now, however, its optimus prototypes seem to spend most of their time mixing cocktails and looking for soft drinks in office banks. Meanwhile, companies like Fourier continue to show his accidentally agile boter bot, the N1. Earlier this month, the manufacturer based in Shanghai published a brief overview of the N1 (also known as Nexus-01) making a quick “Kung Fu Show”. And although it is not very likely to win all the effects of martial arts of soon, the robot can clearly remove the cart wheels better than many humans.
Fourier initially established himself by the progress of rehabilitation robotics before venturing into more general bipedal conceptions. His GR series currently includes three iterations, with around 5’4 ” and 121 LB GR-3 adapted to the company and to childbirth. In comparison, the N1 is intended for an alternative accessible for developers and researchers looking for a smaller and lighter machine. The N1 weighs less than 84 lb standing about four feet high, and is made from a light aluminum alloy and engineering plastics. A single battery load gives more than two hours of juice, the robot reaching a maximum speed speed of almost 7.5 feet per second.
However, the largest potential print of the N1 is not physical statistics, but what it offers on the programming side. Fourier wants his new range of humanoids to work on an open source platform and already offers its software, plans, control parameters and online material lists. This accessibility allows university engineering teams, laboratories and even amateur amateurs to collaborate freely on projects to extend the limits of humanoid robotics.
The cart wheels and the jump towers may not be useful by themselves, but the agility of Fourier poses that the N1 already has the robust material frame and advanced algorithms which can be applied to much more consecutive tasks. All bot needs are now open source partners in action.
