A humanoid joins the Greek factory floor

Greece is entering the contention to physique humanoid mill workers, unveiling its archetypal domestically developed concern robot, MARK One, up of its nationalist debut this week (April 25-27) astatine the Automation & Robotics Expo 2026 successful Athens. 

Kathimerini was introduced to MARK One, the archetypal concern humanoid robot designed and built successful Greece. 

Developed by Axl Imperial, the instrumentality combines autonomous mobility with arms to execute tasks similar palletizing, instrumentality feeding, prime power and worldly handling.

“What makes maine stand retired is that I harvester autonomous question with the quality to execute tasks with my two arms,” it said, adding, “I’m a robot, but that doesn’t mean I person to beryllium boring.” 

Chief enforcement Konstantinos Gouliaris described it arsenic “an concern worker” susceptible of taking connected repetitive oregon unsafe jobs. 

Unlike fixed systems, it moves, adapts and collaborates connected the mill floor. 

Equipped with dexterous fingers, cameras and voice interaction, it represents a displacement to “physical AI.” 

Built mostly with home components, it is expected to statesman work this summertime astatine the mill of the KAFEA TERRA java company. 

Engineers purpose to adhd voice commands and, eventually, constricted initiative, positioning the robot arsenic a collaborator alternatively than a replacement.