Pibot
Pibot is the world's first humanoid pilot robot developed by KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), standing 160cm tall and weighing 65kg. It uses LLM-based AI to read flight manuals and autonomously operate aircraft cockpits without modification, capable of takeoff, cruise, and landing.
Primary use case: Autonomous aircraft piloting and aviation research; operates cockpit controls, reads Jeppesen charts, and communicates with air traffic control
Height
160 cm
Weight
65 kg
DOF
21
Specifications
Physical
Height
160 cm
Weight
65 kg
Degrees of Freedom
21
Locomotion
Bipedal
Commercial
Availability
research
Primary Use Case
Autonomous aircraft piloting and aviation research; operates cockpit controls, reads Jeppesen charts, and communicates with air traffic control
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