The Development of AI Robots and Taiwan's Competitiveness (Part I)
In recent years, the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence technology has led to the emergence of many legged walking robots. Based on current robot products in Europe, America, and China, we have summarized the constituent elements of the new generation of robots (AI Robots), particularly humanoid robots, as shown in Figure 1.
Compared to industrial robots, humanoid robots possess a more advanced and complex perception and interaction system, including sensing modules and related software (navigation technology, intelligent decision-making, etc.). They also require greater focus on balance compared to common service robots. Regular service robots have a chassis and use wheeled drives, so falling is less of an issue. Flexible and agile humanoid robots walk on two legs, need to adapt to different surfaces, experience more complex forces at each joint,and require faster response speeds from reducers and motors.