Another "Panda" - this time from Elephant Robotics, but with voice control?
The Chinese startup Elephant Robotics, which introduced the Catbot a few months ago, a very inexpensive but apparently good cobot(link), now also offers "Panda". Until now, the Munich-based startup Frank Emika stood for "Panda". The two Panda models from China have a payload of 3 kg with a reach of 55 cm and of 5 kg with a reach of 85 cm, respectively. Reportedly, voice control is possible to a certain extent. Voice control of cobots will be a given in the near future. I know of a premium supplier that, in cooperation with a university, uses Alexa for this purpose and is already achieving very good results. The user speaks to Alexa, which converts what is said into control commands in the cloud.
Interesting accessories are available for both MRK. Reference customers include French sports retailer Declathon. Prices are said to be around $10,000 US. The Elephant cobots are not yet available in Germany.
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