Humanoid robots are getting better at flips, dances, and carefully choreographed demonstrations. Galbot’s S1 is being built for something less glamorous: staying on the job.
The heavy-duty robot is rated for up to eight hours of operation and can autonomously swap its batteries to keep working with minimal downtime. CATL says the S1 has already been deployed on its production lines, where it handles industrial tasks including material transport and picking.
That combination matters because the humanoid robot race is beginning to move beyond what machines can demonstrate and toward a tougher question: Can they work reliably enough to become useful workers?
Galbot S1 is built for heavy factory work...
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