Clone Robotics Protoclone V1

2025-02-19 · Publisher : Clone Robotics · Domain : Robotics

Clone Robotics releases a video of Protoclone V1, a musculoskeletal android with more than 1,000 artificial muscles and 200 degrees of freedom, hanging from the ceiling and still far from practical use.

### What changes On 19 February 2025, Clone Robotics released a video of Protoclone V1, presented as the first bipedal musculoskeletal android. The faceless robot, hanging from the ceiling, flexes its limbs using artificial muscles driven by pressurised fluid. The video went viral, prompting as much fascination as unease. Protoclone applies to a full body the approach already announced for Clone Alpha: replicating human anatomy rather than building a robot around electric motors. ### Specifications | Item | Detail | |---|---| | Artificial muscles | More than 1,000 Myofibers | | Degrees of freedom | More than 200 | | Sensors | 70 inertial (joint position), 320 pressure (force feedback) | | Vision | 4 depth cameras in the skull | | Skeleton | Polymer, 206 bones (with some fusions) | | Pump | 500 W, fluid at 40 L/min and 100 psi | ### Why it matters This biomimetic path is radically different from that of industrial players. It promises more natural motion, but practical use (laundry, dishes, cleaning) remains to be shown. ### Key takeaway A demonstration prototype: Clone Robotics plans a limited run of 279 units under the Clone Alpha name, with no announced price.

Tags : Humanoïde, Pologne, États-Unis, Muscles artificiels, Prototype