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Donut Robotics Inc., a startup developing humanoid robots, has announced the world premiere of its Japanese brand humanoid robot, “Cinnamon 1.”
This new humanoid, “Cinnamon 1,” is a mass-produced bipedal humanoid incorporating the company’s patented technology. Currently, the robot is provided by an overseas company through an OEM and is equipped with the company’s own AI, but in the future, the company aims to produce a humanoid robot that is also domestically produced.
Through a capital and business alliance announced in October last year with MBS Corporation (headquarters: Yamaguchi Prefecture, CEO: Takashi Yamamoto), the company aims to introduce the technology into the construction industry and establish a domestic VLA data center. (VLA stands for Vision-Language Action, and is the AI required for humanoids to move autonomously.)
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Today, we also announced “Silent Gesture Control,” a technology that enables robots to be controlled with gestures. This technology was developed based on the concept of “communicating feelings without speaking,” and is a patented technology that allows instructions to be given to a robot with hand and finger movements without speaking.
There are many situations where people cannot speak or their voice commands cannot reach the robot when operating it, such as in noisy places like airports, construction sites, and factories, or in homes where children are sleeping quietly. We have solved the problem of being unable to operate a robot by voice in these situations.
Furthermore, with an estimated 430 million people worldwide suffering from hearing loss, this technology is also friendly to those with disabilities.
In this way, Donut Robotics continues to develop humanoid robots, believing that their evolution will deepen their contribution to society.
What is cinnamon 1:
This is a mass-produced, bipedal humanoid robot provided by Donut Robotics. It will be equipped with AI called “VLA (Vision-Language-Action)” to enable autonomous behavior. It is planned to be used as an alternative for work in factories and construction sites by 2026.
SOURCE: PRTimes
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