As automotive manufacturing evolves toward highly flexible and intelligent production, there is an urgent demand on production lines for automation solutions with stronger environmental adaptability and task versatility. With their humanoid form and motion capabilities, humanoid robots are expected to perform tasks such as mobile inspection and fine assembly—tasks that traditional industrial robots struggle to handle in complex final assembly environments. This makes them a key direction in enhancing production line flexibility and efficiency.
Against this backdrop, APQ has launched the KiWiBot30 core dual-brain solution, empowering humanoid robots with the potential to execute high-precision operations in automotive final assembly scenarios. This solution supports vision systems achieving millimeter-level weld seam defect detection accuracy. At the same time, through multi-axis coordinated control, it enables precise part grasping and positioning. Compared with traditional industrial robots limited to fixed stations and preset programs, systems equipped with the KiWiBot30 core dual-brain demonstrate the possibility of autonomous mobile inspection and flexible assembly, providing a new technological pathway to address the challenges of future intelligent manufacturing.
Pain Points on the Production Line: The Chasm Traditional Automation Cannot Cross
In high-end manufacturing, quality inspection and flexible assembly have become critical bottlenecks in industry upgrading. Taking automotive manufacturing as an example, body weld inspection requires identification of micron-level defects, and precision part assembly requires multi-axis coordinated control. Traditional equipment faces three major challenges:
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Response Delay: Visual detection and motion execution have delays on the order of hundreds of milliseconds, causing efficiency losses on high-speed production lines.
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Fragmented Computing Power: Perception, decision-making, and motion control are separated, with insufficient capabilities for processing multimodal data.
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Spatial Constraints: The robot torso has very limited installation space, making it difficult to accommodate conventional controllers.
These pain points force companies to either sacrifice efficiency by adding manual stations or invest millions in fully upgrading production lines. The deployment of embodied intelligent robots equipped with next-generation core controllers on production lines offers the promise of breaking this deadlock.
Dual-Brain Collaboration: The Key to Millisecond-Level Response
In the first half of 2025, Apuqi’s KiWiBot series products frequently appeared at major robotics exhibitions. This palm-sized device adopts an innovative dual-brain architecture:
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Jetson Perception Brain: Delivers 275 TOPS of computing power, capable of processing four channels of high-definition visual streams in real time, supporting rapid weld defect analysis on automotive lines.
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x86 Motion Brain: Realizes multi-axis coordinated control, reducing command jitter to the microsecond level, effectively improving efficiency and assembly precision.
The two brains are interconnected via high-speed channels to build a closed-loop “perception–decision–execution” system. When the vision system detects an assembly deviation, the motion system can instantly perform compensatory adjustments, truly achieving “eye-to-hand” coordination.
Rigorous Validation: Industrial-Grade Reliability Forged Through Repeated Testing
Through extensive testing, the KiWiBot30’s performance has approached quasi-automotive-grade standards, demonstrating exceptional resilience and stability:
1. The motherboard is coated with a three-proof protective layer to resist oil mist corrosion.
2. The embedded cooling system reduces volume by 40% while maintaining the same performance.
3. Testing covers extreme scenarios such as wide temperature fluctuations, shock, and vibration.
Facing the wave of automotive manufacturing moving towards high flexibility and intelligence, Apuqi deeply understands the critical mission that core control systems of embodied intelligent robots bear.
As a dedicated provider of hardware and software solutions for the “core dual-brain” of embodied intelligent robots, Apuqi has always adhered to the corporate culture of “Reliable, and Therefore Trusted.” We continue to cultivate the field of embodied intelligence, focusing on developing stable, reliable hardware platforms and efficient, collaborative software systems. Our commitment is to provide our customers with full-stack solutions covering everything from core control to system integration, complemented by professional and efficient premium services. Together with our partners, we strive to drive the innovation and adoption of humanoid robots in automotive manufacturing and broader industrial applications. With a reliable technological foundation, we empower the limitless future of intelligent manufacturing.
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Post time: Jul-03-2025