What stands 178 cm tall (5 ft, 10 in), weighs 85 kg (187 lb) and has five-fingered hands with 12 degrees of freedom? That’s right, it’s the Kepler Forerunner humanoid robot, and it’s set to debut next week at CES.
Manufactured by China’s Kepler Exploration Robot Company, the Forerunner is designed to be a direct competitor to Tesla’s Optimus robot. That said, it is a bit more expensive. Whereas the latest price estimate for the Optimus is less than US$20,000, the Forerunner ought to go for about $30,000.
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One of the robot’s big selling features are the proprietary planetary roller screw actuators in its arms and legs. These deliver up to 8,000 Newtons (1,798 pound-force) of thrust to the elbow, knee and ankle joints.
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