Out of reach: in demo, a humanoid fetches a step stool and climbs on it

In one sequence, the robot cannot reach an object placed high up. It brings over a step stool, sets it down, climbs on and grasps the object. GeekPark sees it as the scene that best shows the value of a human form.

Another video shows a robot preparing rice. It steps over a threshold to enter the kitchen, picks up the rice, adds water, handles the pot at different heights, closes the lid and presses the button on the rice cooker.

According to the company's tests, its motion control software, called S0, reduces the gap between the target position and the actual position of the robot's hand to 2 centimetres.

GeekPark adds a caveat: these demonstrations are still a long way from the achievement a general-purpose humanoid would represent.