Reachy the robot can now be controlled via VR

Last year at CES, French startup Pollen Robotics launched Reachy, an open-source humanoid robot (at least the top half) capable of performing a wide variety of tasks – from traditional R&D to product demonstrations and Restoration. This year, Reachy is back and more capable than ever. Rather than programming Reachy’s movements, users can now control the robot directly by simply donning a VR headset.

Once paired with Reachy, the user can see what the robot sees through its front cameras and control the robot’s arms through VR controllers to, for example, play a game of tic-tac-toe at the CES show. . This method can also be used to quickly train Reachy in delicate tasks requiring fine motor control, rather than programming those movements manually. The company has also reportedly upgraded Reachy’s cameras and processor since last year, though Reachy will still set you back around $ 17,000.