AstroD. AD-01

AstroDroid AD-01, developed by INFIFORCE under the ELU.AI Technology Group, marks a significant advancement in embodied AI humanoid robotics. Unveiled on September 24, 2025, at the Alibaba APSARA Conference in Hangzhou, this advanced prototype represents the company's 'One Brain, Multiple Bodies, Multiple Scenarios' vision. Standing at 170 cm tall and weighing 120 kg, AD-01 features a hybrid wheeled base for efficient indoor navigation (max speed 7.2 km/h) combined with a humanoid upper body equipped with 11-DOF dexterous hands (22 DOF total for arms/hands, contributing to overall 43 degrees of freedom). The hands support precision grasping up to 3 kg payload with force-torque feedback for human-like adaptability in tasks ranging from delicate assembly to material handling. At its core is the proprietary Hyper-VLA (Vision-Language-Action) end-to-end multimodal model, enabling ~200 ms glass-to-action latency. This full-stack self-developed AI integrates natural language understanding, real-time scene perception via trinocular vision, dual LiDAR, and a multimodal sensor matrix, and autonomous action generation. The cloud-edge collaborative architecture allows continuous learning, remote updates, and expansion of capabilities. Hardware includes NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 64GB for edge computing, high-precision BLDC motors with harmonic drive and planetary gears for low-backlash transmission, and an aluminum alloy frame with carbon fiber composites. IP42 ingress protection ensures suitability for indoor industrial environments. ROS2 compatibility and Linux/Ubuntu OS facilitate integration. Designed primarily for manufacturing, logistics, and retail, AD-01 excels in floor operations like picking, sorting, and inspection. Pilot programs commenced in late 2025, with no widespread commercial deployments yet reported. The development team, boasting 70%+ PhDs/Masters from Tsinghua, Zhejiang University, Stanford, and alumni from Alibaba, Huawei, Baidu, has secured awards like BEYOND Expo Best Choice and Hangzhou Major Innovation Projects. ELU.AI, founded by ex-Alibaba SVP Isabella Bai, focuses on embodied intelligence, with INFIFORCE handling robotics. While still in prototype stage (priced ~$80,000-$100,000), AD-01 demonstrates demos in household chores, caregiving, cooking, cleaning—hinting at broader applications. Runtime is 2 hours per charge, with modular design for future bipedal upgrades. This positions AD-01 as a bridge from research to practical AI robotics, competing in China's booming humanoid market backed by government funds.