China’s latest robots move so smoothly scientists dubbed them ‘zero gravity’

Robotic arm that makes heavy lifting easier can enhance and speed up bespoke projects such as building satellites, researchers say. Use of robots is speeding up construction of China’s BeiDou global positioning system, researchers say. — SCMP

China is developing robotic arms to help further its advances in space that operate so smoothly alongside humans that scientists have dubbed their movements “zero gravity”.

The technology uses artificial intelligence (AI) with cutting-edge sensors to help the “robot”, essentially a giant arm, grip and lift heavy objects, according to scientists with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, the state-owned main contractor for the country’s space programme.