EPFL spinout's dual-arm robot AIR hits 95% task success in paid pilots
lukas_m_ziegler · x · 2026-11-10
EPFL spinout Embodied AI unveiled AIR, a cage-free dual-armed mobile robot that starts under remote supervision and reaches autonomy in about a month. Tendon-driven arms (motors in torso, 2 kg per arm, lifts up to 5 kg) keep moving parts light and compliant on contact. The 25-person team reports 95% average task success across paid pilots with a consumer electronics maker and an automotive supplier; the same AI stack already runs in a production-line robotic cell.
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