Star Wars is no longer a fantasy: a video that surfaced in the last day demonstrates the impressive capabilities of the human artificial intelligence robot Figure 01.
The company that develops Figure, in which Intel, Jeff Bezos, Microsoft, Nvidia and open AI have invested, currently employs 60 technicians, developers, engineers and testers who created In less than 12 months the most sophisticated robot in the world.
As you can see in the video, figure 01 has shiny metallic armor and his body consists of joints that give the fingers, shoulders, arms, head and legs varied angles of movement. Each hand has four fingers and a thumb, while the feet lack toes.
The robot weighs 60 kilograms and is able to carry about 20 kilograms and move at a speed of 1.2 meters per second (about 4.5 km/h). The robot is able to hold full conversations with humans and even understand subtitles and analyze pictures it takes around it, using a network similar to the human nervous system which transmits data and analyzes it quickly.
In the video you can watch the model asking the robot: "What do you see now", in a few seconds the robot answered accurately about what was happening around him: "I see a red apple in the center of the table, plates and a glass, and you are standing next to me with your hand on the table".
Now the demonstrator says to him: "Can I eat something?" And the robot replied: "Of course" while handing him the apple. The waiter empties a trash can at him and replies: "Great. Can you explain why you did what you did?" . After a few seconds, the robot began to collect the trash into a basket while replying to him: "I gave you the apple because it is the only edible thing I can provide you from the table."
The robot continued to perform actions and accurately answer the presenter's questions. Although it is still a bit slow, its capabilities are extremely impressive and may be further refined in the coming years with the series of developments that are expected thanks to the fact that the company recently managed to raise 675 million dollars in phase B of the startup's financing.
It will take many more years until the robots can replace us humans in full function. However, the range of potential applications is huge: from service providers such as cashiers, receptionists, medical teams, technicians to assistance for single elderly people. We humans will have no choice but to develop forward, towards professions far more complex than the capacity of a computerized metal block.