Bitche Original Liu Cixin, the author of "The Three-Body Problem", said: "The future of mankind will either move outward toward interstellar civilization, or develop civilization into the inner virtual world. This is undoubtedly the case with the metaverse. This concept has gained popularity in the capital and Internet fields this year. The hottest concept, the virtual game platform Sandbox was launched some time ago The news that a piece of virtual land was sold for US$4.3 million has spread this trendy concept to more people. In fact, the metaverse is essentially the result of virtualization and digitization of the real world.
To put it simply, the Metaverse is actually the main It is a virtual world coupled with user-created content and blockchain, in which every user can build and transform, ultimately forming a highly liberalized world, coupled with decentralized blockchain, allowing the Metaverse to possess. The transparent and independent economic system also makes Metaverse different from ordinary virtual world games. Companies with more means of production and capital power in the real world are more suitable to become pioneers in the new concept of the metaverse.
Hyundai Motor Group announced this as early as October 2021. The metaverse game "Hyundai" has been launched on the metaverse platform Roblox Mobility Adventure". This game is a collectively shared virtual space where different users can meet and communicate through the game. At the same time, players can use specific digital characters to experience Hyundai Motor's mobility products and services.
The realization of the metaverse also requires other technical conditions to support, These include high-speed network transmission such as 5G or even 6G, super computing power and cloud computing to achieve the same screen for thousands of people, global servers and more wearable devices to provide a better immersive experience. Different wearable robot equipment to meet human travel needs for different purposes
To this end, Hyundai Motor acquired the world's top robot research and development capabilities in June 2021. of Boston Dynamics, and at CES 2022 brought two robots, Spot and Atlas, that may connect the real world and the metaverse in the future.
Spot
Spot’s movement is more agile. It can be equipped with a robotic arm and a camera at the same time, and its excellent maneuverability allows it to undertake more complex tasks. Go to scenes that humans cannot reach, for example, it can appear in future security inspections, disaster relief, etc.
Atlas
Atlas has the most Advanced hardware, its excellent control system and bipedal humanoid design allow it to have agility and balance comparable to human levels.In the future, it is also very likely that it will be the first robot to connect the real world and the metaverse, becoming an extension of our body's senses, allowing us to perceive more of our daily lives in the virtual world.
In addition to the two robots, Hyundai also used the experience of car manufacturers to bring the possibility of mobility and launched Plug & Drive (PnD) and Drive & Lift (DnL) The modular single-wheel platform is not only for people to travel, but also can place almost any object.
The PnD platform can be scaled up or down. It is composed of a single wheel driven by an electric motor. It also has sensors and lidar, which can realize steering, braking and automatic movement. Put objects on it and PnD can move around us. As shown in Hyundai's official images, PnD can move suitcases in hotels; in an office environment, these autonomous mobile robots can arrange furniture so that people have individual cubicles, which can be transformed into ample open space the next day.
PnDs could even serve as a last-mile transportation solution for people, with a wheeled square box driven by four PnDs being decoupled from the larger public transportation system. , and deliver commuters to their doorsteps. PnD can even serve as a mobile hospital for emergency rescue, providing users with a more convenient life.
Summary:
At CES Hyundai Motor has indeed painted a blueprint for future travel solutions for us in 2022. As Kim Dong-hyun, head of Hyundai Motor Group’s Robotics Laboratory, said, “In the future world, we will not move our things, but we will move them wherever we go. With the PnD module making traditional inanimate objects move, these things will actually move around us. ”
With future robots that connect to the metaverse, it is not difficult to imagine a future life where humans will have the ability to transcend distance and distance. Space movement options. The characteristics of the metaverse can also get rid of the limitations of time to the greatest extent. This is what Hyundai Motors wants to express in terms of a new mobility vision based on robotics and the metaverse, and also to satisfy human beings' desire for unlimited free movement.