ASUS details why it's building the Gallop humanoid robot: real workstations first, pilots in 2027
CyberRobooo · x · 2026-11-13
ASUS's official blog (by Dr. Albert Chang, following Co-CEO S.Y. Hsu's CNBC appearance) explains the design philosophy behind its Gallop humanoid robot.
- Start with a real job: Gallop trains on a real workstation in an ASUS group factory, not a staged demo — the question factories ask is whether it can work a full shift to their quality standard
- Learns mostly by watching skilled workers, then practicing on the same parts; modular design allows swapping in better AI models without rebuilding the robot
- Why humanoid: factories are built around human-sized stations, so a dual-arm robot with dexterous hands reuses existing tools without retooling; not every task needs one
- Timeline: customer pilots in 2027, market availability in 2H 2028
Related event: ASUS puts its Gallop humanoid robot to work in its own factories(2 posts)→
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