LimX Dynamics Unveils Dynamic Testing of Humanoid Robot, Achieving Real-Time Perceptive Stair Climbing and more
For the first time, LimX Dynamics has showcased a test of its humanoid robot, codenamed CL-1. Through closing the loop between real-time perception, gait planning and locomotion control, and hardware and data stream, CL-1 dynamically completed tasks such as climbing stairs, walking down slopes and locomote indoors and outdoors in different environments.
During the test, based on Perceptive Control, LimX Dynamics’ humanoid robot CL-1 adjusted its motion proactively and took smooth steps onto the curb. Then it ascended stairs dynamically and fluidly. Upon reaching the top, CL-1 deftly walked down on a 15-degree slope. Expanding the tests from indoors to outdoors, CL-1 was also tested from afternoon to dusk under different environment conditions with stable and outstanding dynamics.
CL-1 is one of the few humanoid robots around the world that achieves dynamic stair climbing based on real-time terrain perception, mainly thanks to LimX Dynamics’ advanced motion control and AI algorithms, along with proprietary high-performing actuators and hardware system. As the evolution of technological advancements, LimX Dynamics’ humanoid robots will be progressively deployed in both B2B and B2C applications, focusing on hazardous scenarios, high-end services, automobile manufacturing, and in-home services.
Active Environment Perception: Clear Insight into Discrete Terrains
Real-time environmental perception is a core technology in the evolution of humanoid robots. LimX Dynamics has enhanced CL-1 with advanced perception algorithms, achieving full-loop integration of perception, control, and hardware. This allows humanoid robots to break free from the limitations of blind locomotion, realizing real-time interactive motion between the robot and the terrains. LimX Dynamics is the first team in China to apply Perceptive Control in humanoid robots, successfully accomplishing dynamic stair climbing and slope descending.
Next-gen Hardware: Building the Backbone of Whole-Body Dynamic Motion
LimX Dynamics possesses industry-leading hardware design expertise, focusing on solving some of the most challenging problems in the field of robotics, particularly the legged robots. The fully self-developed high-performing actuators offer exceptional impact resistance and precise, rapid torque control. The design has also considered the optimization of the cost and efficiency of humanoid robot production and manufacturing. This advanced hardware solution unleashes the motion potential of the complex dual-arm + dual-leg structure, laying an important foundation for creating a leading General Mobile Manipulation Platform.
General AI Algorithms: Unleashing Generalization Capabilities
LimX Dynamics’ definition of humanoid robots is human-centered: going where humans go and doing what humans can do. LimX Dynamics does not tailor different algorithms for the robot’s specific functions, forms, application scenarios, or their varieties. Whether it’s the movement of the arms or legs, wheeled quadrupeds or humanoid robots, all are based on the same core set of algorithms. LimX Dynamics focuses on developing motion control algorithms, utilizing General AI to unlock the powerful generalization of humanoid robots as the optimal physical embodiment of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence).
CL-1 by LimX Dynamics serves as a platform for tackling cutting-edge technology challenges in humanoid robots. It started from the point-foot bipedal P1, which provides a stable, reliable, and efficient platform for the development and testing of motion control algorithms for humanoid robots. As the software and hardware have been continuously iterated and perfected, LimX Dynamics gradually achieves today’s full-size humanoid robot. As the first-generation model, CL-1 has already achieved critical technology development in perception, control, and hardware, making it an ideal testing platform for Embodied AI. CL-1 has taken a significant step forward to become the next widely used intelligent terminal besides cars and smartphones in the future.
