As smaller Chinese automakers develop their own humanoid robots, local market leader BYD is reluctant to stay out of the fray. decided to send Their Xiaodi robots are on display in Di Space brand showrooms in major cities in China.
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Sales of electric and hybrid vehicles by BYD and its many subsidiaries in China fell for a fourth straight month as the company looks to attract customers with new products. Software development in the area of creating proprietary autopilot “God’s Eye” should help its growth in robotics products. BYD’s humanoid robot debuted in Zhengzhou for the first time, and will later appear in Shenzhen and Shanghai.
According to reports, these robots are 1.61 meters tall and weigh 58 kilograms. Of the 31 degrees of freedom, the hands have 7 degrees of freedom and the legs have 6 degrees of freedom. In the BYD showroom, these robots are tasked with communicating with visitors and displaying the brand’s automotive products. In terms of software, the robot supports six Chinese dialects and six foreign languages. BYD robots can recognize faces, gestures, and even read human lips. Each BYD showroom will have two to three robots. In a year or two, they will have to be registered at all the brand’s car dealerships; they are designed specifically to interact with people in the sales and service areas; BYD has no plans to develop them for industrial or household use, but it noted that these market segments will have good potential over time.
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