Shaomi, who develops high -performance smartphones at low prices with excellent cospa one after another, is now looking at the robot.In August, the dog -type robot "Cyberdog" was announced.Even though it is a dog -shaped robot, it is not a pretty figure like "AIBO" that Sony issued, but it is a bone design with four thin legs exposed.Operation from a smartphone app is also possible, but the target is not a general user but developers.
Boston Dynamics in the United States has developed "BIGDOG" from the 2000s, such as Cyberdog, which can be autonomously walked with four legs.The company launched a small size "SPOT" in 2020 in the United States for developers.The price is quite expensive, such as $ 74,500 and about 8.2 million yen, but it is expected to be applied by a four -legged robot that replaces humans, such as a factory patrol application.
On the other hand, the price of Cyberdog is 9,999 yuan, about 170,000 yen.Since the sales volume is limited to 1,000 units, this price may be broken.However, the price is only about 50 compared to SPOT 8.2 million yen.Shaomi may be trying to destroy prices in the robot industry following the smartphone industry.The price of AIBO released by Sony in 2018 was 217,800 yen, so Cyberdog is cheaper than that.
Cyberdog is equipped with the world's smallest AI computing board called Jetson Xavier NX as a brain.In addition, it is equipped with sensors, cameras, GPS, etc.A robot was created by combining the best parts of each manufacturer, just as Xiaomi's smartphone is equipped with cameras such as Sony in the Qualcom chipset.However, the servo motor, which is indispensable for the operation, was developed by Xiaomi in -house.
Looking at the specifications of Cyberdog, the driving speed is 3 seconds..2 meters.OJ / h 11 / h.It is 2 kilometers, which is a little slower than an animal, 14 kilometers per hour in chicken.However, I can move quite quickly.In addition, he can raise the forefoot part and stand with two legs, or roll back.If you program well, it seems that you can do something like an actual dog.
However, the original purpose of Cyberdog is the development of a new use case of a four -legged robot.The price of 170,000 yen is not a major company, but can be enough for startups and personal programmers.
Xiaomi has applied many smartphone technology to Cyberdog.AI interactive cameras and two -eye -wide super wide angle -eye cameras can recognize the surrounding situation in real time and avoid obstacles in centimeters.Recent smartphones cameras have evolved significantly, such as AI and object recognition, but they are applied to robots.Xiaomi has developed its own voice AI recognition system and is also installed in Cyberdog.
The Cyberdog body also has a USB Type-C terminal and HDMI terminal, so you can expand the function by adding searchlights, panoramic cameras, Lidar sensors, etc.This makes it possible to create various robots according to the application.It is possible to monitor and patrol, etc., and the maximum load is 3 kg, so it can be used for automatic transportation of luggage.In addition, as a consumer development, it may be possible for a robot to guide people like a guide dog in the future.
Speaking of robots, in the old days, Honda announced "ASIMO", which is autonomously walking on two legs in 2000.In the future, it is expected that a robot that will work on behalf of humans will be used on a daily basis.However, the development of a robot takes a lot of money, and a large number of computing processing is required to perform the same operation as humans.In 2014, SoftBank released "Pepper", but it was a product called "human -type voice AI computer" rather than a robot.The era of robots is usually used in everyday life is likely to be ahead.
However, Cyberdog is equipped with sensors such as high -performance computers and cameras, making it possible to easily develop practical robots by appearing at a relatively low price.The main sales destination will be in China, but in one year you will see people going shopping with Cyberdog in various parts of China, and Cyberdog, which is patroled on the school premises 24 hours a day.maybe.
Until a few years ago, it was expensive, and it was a product that some enthusiasts and companies purchased.However, now the product price has fallen, and the performance of cameras and stabilizers has increased rapidly to industrial applications.It has become common to skip a drone during a disaster and take photos and videos of the affected location from the air.
With the appearance of Cyberdog, the day when a robot becomes a tool used in everyday or emergency will come in a long time.I want Xiaomi to increase the number of Cyberdog production and spread sales channels around the world.
