Robee, the Brianza humanoid that helps employees feel better

Surprise. Humanoids no longer live only in development centres in Japan, South Korea or the United States. The wind of innovation is also blowing in that Brianza region devoted to manufacturing and rediscovering a new avenue for robotics. This is where Robee was born, a latest-generation humanoid robot, Italian in research and production, 2 metres tall and 150 kilos of aluminium, carbon fibre and lots of sensors. It guarantees repeatability and operational stability and has a structure that replicates the human one, with legs fixed on the navigation platform. Supported by the Ia, its integrated vision system enables it to recognise objects and people. Objective: to improve working environments, making them more personalised with respect to human needs and more attentive to the surrounding context. He is in good company. For the Federation of Robotics in the world today there are more than 4 million robots for a market that CB Insights analysts estimate will be around $13 billion by 2028. The robot is developed by Oversonic Robotics in the midst of a pandemic emergency, quickly scaling the market. So the robot-valley just a stone's throw from Milan is also making its mark in America, as it did this year at Ces in Las Vegas, the world's most important technology fair. "It is no coincidence that Robee was born in an area that has always been a symbol of industriousness and ingenuity. It is home to highly specialised companies, an ecosystem of industrial suppliers, universities and research centres. Here coexist mechanical, electronic and artificial intelligence skills, a manufacturing fabric of excellence and a research ecosystem that fosters innovation. It is this mix that has made it possible to turn this idea into an operational reality in just a few years. The concentration of expertise and the network of companies and universities make the area the ideal place for the development of advanced technologies," says Paolo Denti, CEO of Oversonic Robotics. The company has a representative office in Milan and an operational one in Rovereto, within the Polo Meccatronica of Trentino Sviluppo. The team has 65 professionals, 70% of whom are engineers specialised in IT, electronics, mechanics and Ia. Many are under 30, from Italy and abroad. "We are focusing on multidisciplinary figures, capable of integrating vision, sensors, cognitive computing algorithms and integration between hardware and cloud," Denti points out. More than hardware, the heart of the product is software development. In short, the robot learns from experience and uses Ia to support workers in different work contexts. Meanwhile, the focus is on internationalisation. Even in the uncertain times marked by geopolitical upheavals, the United States remains a strategic market.