Xiaomi unveils humanoid robot CyberOne as robot market booms

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi introduced a human-sized robot called CyberOne at its product launch event, along with a slew of products such as new foldable phone and budget phone models on Thursday in Beijing.

The 177cm tall and 52-kilogram weighing CyberOne is Xiaomi's new member in its cyber family following the CyberDog released last year – an experimental product for limited sale.

Xiaomi said the human-size robot has high emotional intelligence and can perceive human emotions. The robot is visually sensitive and able to perform three-dimensional virtual reconstruction of the real world. It also can perform different motions on two feet.

A human-sized robot with two feet is more complex than robots with four legs. The former requires more powerful motors, and more complicated algorithms and degrees of movement.

The new technologies developed for the robot could also be used in an array of other projects such as smart cars.

Robots are becoming increasingly popular with their fast-growing intelligence thanks to the technology advances. More companies are joining the arena for the emerging market such as SenseTime's Chinese chess robot and Tencent's second-generation four-legged robot dog.