Mobile robots carrying sensors and 3D systems are increasingly used to scan facilities and collect data that can be used to build 3D models of the site. “One of the very urgent objectives right now ...

“The avatar could be that digital robot that would be in a home by 2025.” XR-1, a five-feet-two-inch machine weighing 121 pounds, gives a glimpse of this future in action.

Fully 3D-printed and controlled via a locally run large language model (LLM) chatbot, the robot can be assembled for as little as $70, including all materials, electronics, and power supply.