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The cooking was carried out by Dobot Atom, the firm’s first humanoid robot. While Atom was stationed in Shandong province, an operator controlled it remotely from Guangdong province, as reported by the South China Morning Post.
In the four-minute video published on the company’s WeChat on July 4, the robot was seen mimicking the engineer's movements as he wore the VR headset, tracking his hand gestures while monitoring the counter in front of it. Under remote control, Atom performed tasks such as dabbing the steak with a paper towel, pouring oil, flipping the meat, and even sprinkling salt with its fingers, replicating human dexterity.
According to the Shenzhen-based firm, Atom boasts an impressive accuracy of 0.05 millimeters. However, developers currently have control only over the robot’s upper body.
In pushing the boundaries of teleoperated robotics, Dobot’s success mirrors similar efforts by NASA. In 2022, the space agency unveiled a technology to remotely control its Valkyrie humanoid robot via VR. However, NASA has yet to overcome the long-range control challenges, it said.
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China robotics firm Dobot's humanoid robot cooks steak via VR. Video from X |
With 28 degrees of freedom and five-fingered hands, Atom can handle tasks such as preparing breakfast, placing toast, lettuce, and fruit, as well as pouring milk. The robot can also walk with a human-like gait.
Founded in 2015, Dobot specializes in collaborative robot arms, SCARA arms, desktop robot arms, and educational robot arms. In 2024, it became one of 11 Chinese firms to begin mass production of humanoid robots, advancing the development of VR-controlled labor over vast distances.
Last week, Dobot began global deliveries of the Atom robot, with Japan receiving the first batch.
