Sanctuary AI introduces seventh-generation Phoenix with tactile and vision changes

Date: 2024-04-25
Type: ARTICLE
Desk: Robotics
Topics: Humanoids, Dexterous Manipulation, Robot Learning, Tactile Sensing
Deck: Sanctuary AI has introduced the seventh generation of Phoenix, updating the robot’s manipulation hardware, sensing and Carbon control system.
URL: https://korthosrobotics.com/research/sanctuary-phoenix-gen7-2024
Referenced profiles: Sanctuary AI (https://korthosrobotics.com/ecosystem/company/sanctuary-ai)

Image: Sanctuary AI
Sanctuary AI has introduced the seventh generation of Phoenix, updating the robot’s manipulation hardware, sensing and Carbon control system. The 25 April announcement comes less than a year after the sixth-generation platform and focuses on collecting higher-quality human-behaviour data for robot learning.
The redesign increases range of motion in the wrists, hands and elbows and improves hand durability. Miniaturised hydraulics reduce weight and complexity, while changes to vision and tactile sensing provide more detailed information for training.
Sanctuary also reports increased uptime, faster assembly and commissioning, and a lower bill of materials. These changes are intended to bring additional robots online more quickly and increase the time available for collecting demonstrations.
The company says the time required to automate selected new tasks has fallen from weeks to less than 24 hours. That is a company-reported development result for its task pipeline, rather than a universal measure of autonomous skill acquisition.