BYD Secretly Develops Humanoid Robot Codename 'Yao-Shun-Yu' as Auto Giants Race Into Embodied AI BYD, China's largest electric vehicle manufacturer, has confirmed it is secretly developing humanoid robots under a project codenamed "Yao-Shun-Yu." The revelation came from BYD Executive Vice President Li Ke in a recent interview, shedding light on the automaker's ambitions beyond electric vehicles and into the rapidly emerging field of embodied AI. The project was initiated in 2022 and operates under BYD's 15th Business Unit, which focuses on electronic integration and intelligence.
  • spectrums_coherence@piefed.socialEnglish
    18 days

    For people who are not aware, “Yao-Shun-Yu” are the first three (half-mythical) kings of China. They are famous for their altruism and kindness.

    At this point, I am not even sure naming robots after human rulers is dystopian or not.

  • yesman@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18 days

    The only reason to make a robot humanoid is to fuck it. Every other use-case doesn’t need human limitations or complexity.

    Why design hips, knees, ankles, coordination, and balance when wheels exist?

    Humanoid robots are a scam.