Is it time? Are we living in the future? Are the robots taking over?
No … but for Austin-based startup Apptronik, robots are being developed and are here to stay.
Meet Apollo: Apptronik’s latest “general purpose humanoid robot” powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
Apollo is a 5’8”, 160 lb robot intended to help out people in industrial, retail, and manufacturing settings.
Apollo is able to lift and carry a payload of 55 lbs and can run for about 4 hours on its swappable and rechargeable battery. The battery can be changed out so it can operate for a 22-hour workday.
Credit: Apptronik
I don’t know about you, but just hearing about lifting heavy objects nearly nonstop for 4 hours straight sounds exhausting to me, and I can’t quickly change my battery and be good to go for another 4 hours.
Credit: Apptronik
Apptronik sees robots, like Apollo, not as a replacement for the human workforce but as a tool to be utilized to complete and fulfill tasks. Apptronik looks to tackle labor shortages, reduce turnover, improve efficiency, and reduce work-related injuries with robots like Apollo.
Credit: Apptronik
Although Apollo is not fully ready to be implemented into the workforce, its hardware is getting close to becoming work-ready, and I sure am waiting for it.
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Kurt’s key takeaways
So, what do you think? Are we living in the future? Are the robots taking over?
Well, not quite. Although, for Apptronik its Apollo robot is more than just a sci-fi fantasy. It is about to become a reality that can help humans in various settings and tasks.
When that happens, we might see a new era of human-robot collaboration. So the future isn’t so far away after all. It might just be closer than you think.
I want to know what you think. Is it time to welcome our new robot friends? Or is it way too soon? Let us know by commenting below.
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Might be good for repetitive jobs but to crawl under a building with a 3 horse motor to change out a burned out one it isn’t going to happen.
This robot moves slower than I do @ 62 years old. It might take my job but will the employer fork out the dough to purchase this robot?? Consider the costs to buy 4 for a company to do their work?? Looks really expensive. Perhaps designed to take away paid lunch and coffee breaks, perhaps for management to not deal with HUMAN EMOTIONS or HUMAN SICK DAYS. BUT the battery lasts for 4 hours which means employer will have to have numerous spare batteries / chargers to keep it going longer than 4 hours. Now the employer MAY FACE ELECTRICAL breakdown, need to pay for a service contract for repairs, and may even end up STRESSED out by malfunctions / breakdowns with no one to pull orders, unpack or unload semis as shown in the picture. Employers expect those semis unloaded in 1/2, 1 or 1 1/2 hours. This pic shows them in slow motion and think these 2 would take way longer to unload and stack these skids.
Q: Is the new Apollo humanoid the end of jobs as we know it?
A: NO. Humans will repair humanoids as both humanoids’ hardware and their software will break down. A whole new industry will thus be born!