Humanoid Robots Don’t Fit in Store Aisles, So Robbyant Fixed That
['Jc Torres']
Yanko Design
Built on a 455 mm rectangular base with a body width equal to human shoulder span, it can navigate 650mm aisles smoothly, making it the first wheeled humanoid robot to clear that threshold.
The range of motion this unlocks is considerably closer to a natural human arm than a conventional industrial manipulator.
Working alongside people in a shared space also means communicating in ways that don’t make them uncomfortable.
Slotting in screens, NFC readers, barcode scanners, or lighting modules lets the same hardware shift between home service, retail, and industrial settings without structural changes.
A symmetrical body design cuts the number of molds required in half, reducing material waste and production overhead from the start.