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Mentee Bot V3.1 brings human-like touch to 24/7 factory floors

· Source: interestingengineering.com

In short

Mentee Robotics has unveiled the Mentee Bot V3.1, a humanoid robot designed for industrial logistics and manufacturing environments. The robot features tactile sensing capabilities, 40 degrees of freedom for versatile movement, and can carry payloads up to 25 kg while operating continuously with hot-swappable batteries. Unlike general-purpose humanoids, it focuses on consistent performance in challenging settings like warehouses and logistics hubs, learning directly from human instruction rather than remote teleoperation.

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Tags: robotics, warehouse, automation, logistics, manufacturing, humanoid

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