Tag: humanoid
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How a $1,400 Humanoid Hints at Construction’s Robotic Future
Chinese startup Noetix launched Bumi, a bipedal robot that challenges mobile robots at a much heftier price. Is this just a whim or a breakthrough that could make robots a viable tool for even small construction companies? The Noetix Bumi robot is a humanoid robot designed primarily for educational and family use. It stands 94…
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Prepare for humanoid construction robots starting now: report
Dive Brief: Humanoid robots might not be a fixture on the jobsites of today, but the time is now for builders to start gameplanning for their future usage, according to an Oct. 17 report from consulting firm McKinsey and Co. The report paints a scenario that contractors across the country are all too familiar with:…