GAC Group launched its third-generation embodied intelligent humanoid robot GoMate at the 2024 China Robot Network Annual Meeting, marking the automaker's formal entry into the field of robotics and demonstrating its strong strength and capabilities in this emerging industry. development potential. The GoMate robot has many innovative technologies, such as its industry-first variable wheel mobility structure and an intelligent navigation system based on GAC's self-developed algorithm, which has made significant breakthroughs in environmental adaptability and energy efficiency. This article will explain in detail the technical characteristics, development plans and future application prospects of the GoMate robot.
GAC Group released the third-generation embodied intelligent humanoid robot GoMate at the 2024 China Robot Network Annual Meeting, demonstrating the automaker's new layout of expanding into the field of robotics.
The biggest highlight of this robot is the industry's first variable wheeled mobility structure, which can freely switch between four-wheeled and two-wheeled modes, greatly improving its environmental adaptability. Equipped with GAC’s self-developed purely visual autonomous driving algorithm and FIGS-SLAM algorithm architecture, it achieves a breakthrough from plane to space intelligence. In terms of battery life, thanks to the technical support of GAC’s all-solid-state battery, GoMate can continuously work for 6 hours, and its variable wheel structure saves more than 80% energy compared with similar products.
Zhang Aimin, head of the robot R&D team of GAC Group, said that the team adopts the technical route of "remote control + AI terminal autonomy" and chooses a full-stack self-research strategy for core components. GAC's advantage is that it can share vehicle-side chips, lidar and other components and develop them to vehicle-level standards, thereby reducing costs while ensuring product quality.
According to GAC Group's plan, it will realize mass production of self-developed parts in 2025, and will first apply them on trial basis in the production lines and industrial parks of GAC Trumpchi, Aian and other factories. It is expected to start small batch production in 2026 and then gradually expand to large-scale mass production. This robot will seek application opportunities in many fields such as security, health care, automotive aftermarket services, logistics and education.
From its involvement in robot research and development in early 2022 to the launch of its third-generation products today, GAC Group is seeking new development space in the field of robots relying on the advantages of a complete industrial chain.
The emergence of the GoMate robot not only demonstrates GAC Group's innovative capabilities in the field of robotics, but also indicates that embodied intelligent robots will play a role in more fields in the future and bring convenience to people's lives. GAC Group's successful experience provides valuable reference for other companies to enter the field of robots, and also injects new vitality into the vigorous development of the robot industry.