This is a house with a collapsed roof and rubble all over the place after being burned by the fire.
Smoke was still billowing from the scene, along with the uncontrolled fire.
At this time, a robot dog got in, it lightly crossed the obstacles on the ground, had a "sightly view" of the situation in the space, and synchronously transmitted it to the firefighters outside.
Fire rescue robot dog rescues at the fire scene.
Photo courtesy of Deep Cloud Technology
At this year's World Artificial Intelligence Conference, Xiaoxin saw this AI fire rescue robot dog developed and manufactured by DEEP Robotics.
This robot dog belongs to the "Jueying X20 Quadruped Robot" of Yunshen Technology. It is extremely powerful - not only can it load 85 kg of heavy objects, and operate 24 hours a day on all terrains; it can also dynamically avoid obstacles and sense remote positioning; Even panoramic imaging virtual mapping.
"This robot dog can carry rescue supplies, rush to the vicinity of the trapped people in a timely and fast manner, collect on-site sound in real time through the pickup, understand the situation of the trapped people, return panoramic images, and obtain the toxic and harmful gases at the scene through the gas sensor. information, and assist personnel to evacuate safely." said Zhou Junfu, manager of the marketing department of Yunshen Technology.
The fire rescue robot dog assisted the evacuation of people trapped in the fire.
Photo courtesy of Deep Cloud Technology
From 2021, quadruped robots represented by robot dogs will occupy the C position on major stages, and their funny and cute postures can be seen in the Spring Festival Gala, short video platforms, conferences of tech giants, and top events at home and abroad.
The ANYmal_C quadruped robot exhibited by China Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. at the Zhuhai Air Show.
Photo courtesy of China Electric Power Co., Ltd.
In the Spring Festival Gala of 2021, a group of four-legged robots named "Niu Benben" from Yushu Technology danced to the beat of the music, and they also greeted the audience with New Year's greetings, which attracted countless fans.
"Niu Ben Ben" appeared in the Spring Festival Gala.
Photo courtesy of Yushu Technology
In March 2021, Ma Huateng pulled out the robot dog MAX; in August, Lei Jun pulled out the "iron egg" and rushed into the hot search.
At the 2022 World Robot Conference last month, 130 robot dogs with custom-made golden tiger heads on their heads, lined up neatly, moved flexibly, and danced "hot" dances, attracting a large number of audiences to watch.
In addition to the "Extraordinary Shadow" of Cloud Depth Technology, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation's "Aerospace Wisdom Brain", China Electronics Technology Corporation's "Hu Ben", Blue Technology's AlphaDog, Xiaopeng's Robot Horse, and Spichi's pioneering Niu and others have also shown their magic in the field of quadruped robots.
Whether it is a robot dog, a robot cow, or a horse, their scientific names are called "bionic quadruped robots". How are quadruped robots in my country doing?
What kind of evolution has it gone through?
Journalists approached the industry at an artificial intelligence conference.
In the 1960s, foreign scholar McGhee developed the world's first quadruped robot. Since then, a number of advanced quadruped robots have been developed abroad, among which the most epoch-making is the Big-Dog of Boston Dynamics.
The domestic quadruped robot appeared in 1991. Professor Ma Peisun of Shanghai Jiaotong University developed the JTUWM series of quadruped walking robots.
Although foreign quadruped robots started early and many outstanding products emerged, in the eyes of practitioners in related fields in my country, China's quadruped robots also have their own advantages.
The quadruped robot was presented at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference.
Photo by Zhang Hengwei of China News Agency
"The first point is that compared with foreign institutions, our country invests more and has more personnel, and foreign research and development is more inclined to scientific research, while domestic is more inclined to application. Therefore, the development of this industry in China will have more stamina."
"The second is that we have a lot of application scenarios."
According to Miao Xindong, Account Manager of Yunshen Technology, taking the fire rescue robot dog exhibited by Yunshen Technology at the exhibition as an example, this robot dog is currently used in many industries and scenes in Beijing, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Yunnan. has been put into application.
Yushu Technology quadruped robot iterative product.
Photo by Li Qiuying of China News Agency
"The Boston Dynamics robot dog is still mainly used for testing, and there are few applications in the industry. We have an advantage in application." Qian Xiaoyu, the marketing manager of Yunshen Technology, further explained to the reporter, "The Boston Dynamics dog moves very well. It's beautiful, but its failure rate and durability in actual scenarios will still be problematic. Our dog got the emergency rescue scene from the very beginning, and went for long-term testing and application, so our experience in the scene compares It's enough for them."
Robots are displayed at the exhibition site.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Xu Mingrui
"Because of these rich scene experiences, we will iterate on application scenarios. Our dog is already the fourth generation. Compared with the first generation, it can reach a maximum load of 85 kg, which can be used in any outdoor situation. It can be used. This is our upgrade of the robot dog's athletic ability, balance, and materials for industrial applications, which Boston Dynamics dogs are currently unable to achieve." Qian Xiaoyu introduced.
In this exhibition, Yushu Technology also brought its own robot dog with a robotic arm.
Xing Mengqi, the account manager of Yushu Technology, believes that the installation of the robotic arm is due to the demand generated by the application of his own robotic dog in dangerous scenarios.
"Depending on the needs of the scene and the needs of customers, we developed a robotic arm, and then continuously debugged new functions in the application, such as pressing a button or moving the air valve." Xing Mengqi said.
Xing Mengqi believes that because of the beginning of the world, there is still a gap between us and the manufacturers in the world in terms of algorithms. "Our R&D personnel are also constantly optimizing the algorithm, implementing it in the industry, and then adding some functions according to customer needs. , as much as possible to catch up with the pace of foreign countries. At the same time, our country's consumer-grade 'small dogs' and industrial-grade 'big dogs' are much cheaper than foreign countries. For example, ANYmal in Switzerland costs 1.8 million, and we only need Their price is about 1/4, which further promotes the landing of Chinese mechanical dogs in various scenarios."
The world's first consumer-grade bionic quadruped robot.
Photo courtesy of Yushu Technology
Qian Xiaoyu told reporters that Boston Dynamics is still the most technologically advanced in the world; in addition, ANYmal is also better than China in the field of perception ability.
"Following is China, like France, Italy, and the United Kingdom also want to buy our dogs for scientific research. The robot dog you saw at the scene went up and down the stairs, charged itself, and ran at a speed of 5 meters per second. This is the only one in Asia. Dogs can do it, but neither can Japan or South Korea.”
Of course, the current robot dogs are still "stupid dogs", and all behaviors are the result of programmed design.
In the future, if you want to turn a "stupid dog" into a "smart dog", it needs the support of artificial intelligence technology, and in this one, my country is already in the top echelon of the world.
National AI Innovation Index Scores and Rankings (2021) Source: "2021 Global AI Innovation Index Report"
At the 2022 World Artificial Intelligence Conference Governance Forum, the China Institute of Science and Technology Information released the "2021 Global Artificial Intelligence Innovation Index Report".
This report shows that the global artificial intelligence development presents an overall pattern led by China and the United States and fierce competition among major countries.
China's artificial intelligence development has achieved remarkable results. The level of artificial intelligence innovation has entered the world's first echelon, and the gap with the United States is narrowing.
We can believe that the future of Chinese quadruped robots is promising!