French lab unveils first tool-wielding robot

Pyrene (L), the 'first' humanoid robot, is pictured on February 1, 2017 at the Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems (LAAS), a dependent of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), in Toulouse, southwestern France, as part its presentation to the press. © AFP

A French lab has presented the world’s first handyman robot that can work screws, bolts, and nuts alike.


The robot, called Pyrene, was developed by CNRS which is a governmental research organization and unveiled in Toulouse.

Pyrene is 1.75 meters tall and weighs a hundred kilograms. The humanoid can perform 32 independent joint movements.

He’s capable of carrying out tasks such as climbing stairs and lifting heavy objects while walking.

Pyrene owes its extraordinary balance to an inertial measurement unit that serves as human’s inner ear does for stability.

His creators hope the robot can work for factories of the future.

To guarantee that outcome, they’re currently trialing Pyrene with several specific chores that are difficult and dangerous when done manually.

In addition to its manpower, Pyrene is also smarter and more agile than its predecessors.


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