We have learned here that various companies are adopting humanoids and their factories, but it is one thing to make robots work in those organized environments with repetitive tasks where everything is planned in advance, it is quite another to make them work in our homes, messy rooms, scattered objects, misplaced items and decisions that must be made in real time.

Now, a new demonstration from the American company Figure AI showed an interesting advance in this challenge, they released a video of their humanoid robot Figure 03 tidying up a completely messy living room without human intervention. During the demonstration, the robot picks up objects scattered around the room, organizes items, manipulates tools, and even cleans surfaces.

At one point, the humanoid sprays water on a table and then uses a towel to clean it. To free up its hands, it temporarily keeps the towel under its arm, very similar to human behavior. At another point, the robot grabs a trash can with both hands and begins picking up blocks and objects scattered around the couch and table. He also repositions cushions on the couch and manipulates a remote control to press the correct button.

All this requires something extremely complex for the machines. Total body coordination. The robot needs to walk through narrow spaces, adjust to the position of its feet, manipulate objects with both hands and decide what to do first, unlike industrial tasks, where everything is predictable, a living room is a highly unstructured environment, each object can be in a different place, each situation requires a decision.

Según la empresa, este avance fue posible gracias al sistema Helix 02, el modelo de inteligencia artificial que coordina diferentes capas de control, el sistema dos es el responsable del razonamiento de alto nivel, entender el entorno, interpretar comandos y planear acciones. El sistema uno traduce esas decisiones en movimientos corporales precisos y el sistema cero controla el equilibrio y los ajustes físicos del robot a alta velocidad, juntos estos sistemas permiten que el humano interprete el entorno y ejecute tareas complejas usando todo el cuerpo.

Según el CEO de FigureIA Breathco Cock, los robos humanoides podrían comenzar a trabajar de forma realmente autónoma y los próximos años y sí o cuando eso ocurra, arreglar la sala de casa puede ser solo una de las primeras tareas que estas máquinas aprenderán a realizar.