The Phoenix Robot: Made to fix the labour problem & riding high on AI
Sanctuary AI introduced Phoenix to tackle labour challenges, which is integrated with generative AI model, ChatGPT to demonstrate its extraordinary control of language.
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Highlights
- This general-purpose robot is integrated with AI capabilities
- Rollout of Phoenix to only take place in Vancouver
- During trial, the robot succeeded in 40 percent of tasks
Recently, Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corp., better known as Sanctuary AI, has revealed a humanoid robot, Phoenix that is said to help address the labour difficulties in the organisations. This sixth generation robot is designed to provide ‘labour as a service’ and perform a range of workplace tasks with the help of Sanctuary AI's carbon control system.
Introducing Phoenix: a revolutionary humanoid general-purpose robot designed for work. Read the full news release: https://t.co/8YBFrInWzs
— Sanctuary AI (@TheSanctuaryAI) May 16, 2023
Phoenix is the first humanoid to be powered by Carbon, a pioneering AI control system, and represents a giant leap forward in our mission to… pic.twitter.com/VPBIkbyIYH
As far as the rollout of Phoenix is concerned, the company has started with the customers based near its headquarters in Vancouver before eventually penetrating other markets, in order to be more cautious with its further launch.
Aims to fix the labour market gap through Phoenix
As per the recent announcement from the company, their primary motive behind its announcement was to fix the gaps in the labour market by deploying robots to perform manual work, rather than humans.
“We designed Phoenix to be the most sensor-rich and physically capable humanoid ever built and to enable [our AI platform’s] rapidly growing intelligence to perform the broadest set of work tasks possible,” stated Geordie Rose, the startup’s Co-Founder.
In the wake of its release, the company further highlighted the significance of robots to learn each task with the help of telepresence, a device that transports a person virtually to another location. Moreover, a motion-capture rig is set up in such a way that a human operator wearing a VR headset may see what the robot sees through its camera systems and feel what it 'feels' through its sensors.
The operator controls the robot, and the robot's AI systems observe, sense, and absorb information. Phoenix has a height of 170 centimetres, a weight of 70.3 kilograms, and a top walking speed of 4.8 kph. According to the company, it can lift up to 25 kilograms of payload.
More robots:
— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) May 19, 2023
Sanctuary AI, a Vancouver-based robotics firm, has just revealed Phoenix, their humanoid robot designed for the workforce.
Stats:
-5'7"
-155 lbs
-Human dexterity
-Lifts up to 55 pounds
-Can move at three miles per hour pic.twitter.com/v3nrOK7S6q
Phoenix includes ChatGPTs intelligence
This system has been combined with modern artificial intelligence tools, including generative AI models like OpenAI ChatGPT. As reported, the inclusion of generative AI is said to allow the robot to comprehend natural language, similar to human employees.
During the trial of this general purpose robot, it performed more than 110 different jobs which is equivalent to 40 percent of the varied duties that retail personnel regularly carry out.
Robots made using Sanctuary AI have a great deal of potential to cover a labour market deficit in the long run, especially in underdeveloped nations where fertility rates are declining, according to analyst Holger Mueller of Constellation Research Inc.
"In many countries, the labour market gap can only be addressed by immigration or automation," said Muller. He continued to say, “It's encouraging to see Sanctuary AI making genuine strides towards a potential answer. It will be intriguing to observe how its robots function in practical applications”.
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