Overview
ALPHA (Automated Litter Processing Humanoid Assistant) is a humanoid robot designed for waste handling and sorting in harsh environments like recycling plants. It consists of a wheeled mobile base, a lifting column, a torso with two 6-DOF arms, and a head with binocular vision. The robot uses hyperspectral and 3D cameras for material recognition, with a cloud-based multi-robot coordination system. It can operate for up to 7 hours per charge and is designed to replace humans in dangerous, unsanitary, and repetitive waste management tasks, aiming for a pick rate of 42 picks per minute.
Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics1
- Arm Dof
- 6
Other13
- Extras
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- Applications
- pick_and_place,bin_picking
- Arm Reach Mm
- 2000
- Sub Category
- wheeled_manipulator
- Auto Charging
- true
- Arm Payload Kg
- 5
- Navigation Type
- lidar_slam,vision,hybrid
- Deployment Notes
- Pilot deployment at a tire recycling plant in Madrid; planned humanoid pilot in London.
- Compatible Vision
- hyperspectral_camera,3D_camera,binocular_camera,monocular_camera
- Software Platform
- HoloLab
- Obstacle Avoidance
- true
- Additional Information
- - Uses hyperspectral cameras for material recognition beyond visible spectrum (UV, X-ray, infrared). - Cloud-based multi-robot coordination: a central camera tracks waste on the conveyor and allocates tasks to robots. - Designed for harsh recycling plant environments where traditional robots would fail. - RaaS pricing model: £50k initial implementation, 12-month maturity period with no fees, then monthly fee equivalent to worker salary. - HoloLab portal for remote monitoring and control. - Claims 42 picks per minute (comparable to human workers). - Can detect hazardous objects like batteries to prevent fires. - Minimal installation: place where a human would work and connect to internet. - Videos show ALPHA performing diverse tasks: folding a towel, hanging clothes, organizing items, handling test tubes, storing dishes.
- Price Currency Verified
- false
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