Hector

I have been fascinated by humanoid robots for years, gathering extensive knowledge and materials about projects like Inmoov. My journey began with robotic arms, such as the Lite 5 from uFactory, which I programmed to perform tasks like playing chess. At a Maker Fair in Hannover (Germany), I discovered the Pib#2 robot ( Print Build Develop) from Isento and was immediately captivated. This marked the start of an exciting development journey, resulting in a unique hybrid robot combining the body of Pib and the head of Inmoov-an inspiring German-French collaboration.

Here are some impressions of the project progress during construction

What fascinates me most about this project is that it never  ends. The robot serves as an open development platform in the form of a human body. Currently, it can see, hear, speak, recognize objects, formulate sentences, and, with the ever-improving performance of LLMs and online ChatGPT, its conversations already feel remarkably human.

For an automation engineer like me, it’s a playground for creativity and an exciting medium to introduce young people to the world of robotics. It also keeps me mentally fit and is a great recipe against the winter blues.

Before starting this project, I explored various robotics development platforms. I chose ARC because it allows for incredibly fast implementation of ideas, quickly bringing the robot to life. The next challenge will be developing custom skills to achieve even greater flexibility and expand its capabilities further.

Finally, a few greetings to the French relative.