Hexagon, a global technology firm specializing in digital reality solutions, has developed a humanoid robot it calls AEON to help address worker shortages in various industries. It will start work in live industrial settings later this year, the company said.

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Hexagon, a global technology company, has developed a humanoid robot named AEON to help address labor shortages in sectors such as automotive and transportation. The robot is set to begin work in real industrial settings, where it will be evaluated for its ability to complement human workers.

AEON stands out with its wheeled design, allowing it to move faster than humans, and is equipped with 12 cameras and 22 sensors for advanced environmental awareness. The robot can learn tasks through imitation learning and is intended for use in both industrial and, eventually, hospitality settings. Industry forecasts suggest that humanoid robot shipments could reach one million units annually by 2030.

This humanoid robot could help with labor gaps, its developers say

A global technology firm has designed this humanoid robot to address what it says are worker shortages in various industries. The company, Hexagon, says E.ON will start work later this year in live industrial settings, testing its ability to complement the workforce. E.ON is our latest humanoid robot. It's quite special for us, it's the sixth generation that we have in the last two years. That's Arnaud Robert, the president of Hexagon's robotics division. He says E.ON is meant to fill a gap in the workforce. We're seeing a labor shortage actually in many industries, automotive, transportation and so on, where the older generation is going to retirement, the middle generation is not interested in those tasks anymore, and the younger generation for sure wants to do other things. Most industrial robots remain low-tech, with fixed arms for welding, painting and assembly. But advancements in artificial intelligence and hardware are increasing their sophistication. Today, my colleagues and I will showcase what we can do. Unlike other robotic companies focused on human-like steps, Robert says E.ON's wheels allow it to move four times faster than humans can walk. E.ON's camera and sensor suite also allows it to map out its surrounding area with exceptional agility, versatility and awareness, says Hexagon. The bot is packed with 12 cameras and 22 sensors. One of the highlights is the panoramic camera system that you see up here. It's made for perceived environment. So these cameras on the ear, they go all the way around 360. Here we've got an infrared camera, an autofocus camera for inspection, and then we've got additional collision sensors in the torso. We can go over stairs, we can move rapidly, we can pick and place multiple objects at the same time, and we can even scan a door for defects. The robot can also learn tasks in different ways, including using a form of AI called imitation learning. That means an operative could simply show the robot what to do, as they would with any new colleague. We can do actually operator tasks, which means literally you could put an instrument in E.ON's hands and it can do some work that would be done by a human today. E.ON's abilities mean the robot could be absorbed into the workflow in many industrial and commercial settings, Robert says. So we definitely are focusing on industrial settings first. Then we will look at hospitality. There's a lot of different use cases in hospitality, it could be hotels, it could be elderly care management facilities and so on. Driven by advances in AI and hardware, Bank of America forecasts annual global humanoid robot shipments will reach one million units by 2030.

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