Jakarta \u2014 Several human jobs face the threat of extinction with the\ndevelopment of advanced technology, particularly in the artificial\nintelligence era. In the United States, e-commerce giant Amazon has\nalready utilised robots in warehouse facilities to perform various\ntasks.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, China has established a robot training centre in Wuhan\nthat trains robots to perform tasks such as making coffee and everyday\nhousehold chores.<\/p>\n
Recently, reports also indicated that a Chinese startup has opened a\nconvenience store operated by robots. This innovation could threaten the\nexistence of convenience store employees, such as workers at Indomaret\nand Alfamart in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Galbot, a company operating in the robotics industry, opened a kiosk\nin Beijing in August 2025 operated by humanoid robots. The company calls\nthis kiosk the \u201cfirst store operated by autonomous humanoids.\u201d<\/p>\n
The humanoid used is the Galbot G-1, a dual-armed robot that Galbot\nlaunched in June 2024. The robot can move around the kiosk to retrieve\nitems and hand them to customers, like a human employee.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Galbot G-1 robot manages everything, serving thousands of\ncustomers daily. From greeting, serving drinks, snacks, and medicine.\nGalbot handles every order without remote control, powered by GroceryVLA\nand GraspVLA,\u201d the company stated.<\/p>\n
However, the Galbot G-1\u2019s movements still tend to be slow. Its\nfunction is not substantially different from a vending machine.<\/p>\n
Galbot has stated that similar kiosks will open throughout China.\nMost recently, Galbot opened a kiosk at a busy location in Beijing, the\nSummer Palace.<\/p>\n
Galbot CEO Wen Airong revealed ambitions to open 100 stores in 10\ncities across China by 2026. To achieve this ambition, he and his team\nmust overcome two challenges: creating more \u201cnatural\u201d interaction and\nincreasing operational speed.<\/p>\n
According to Futurism, robot developers are struggling to create\nvoice sensor systems that function smoothly in the real world due to\nchanges in sound volume and accent differences.<\/p>\n
Movement challenges also remain a principal obstacle, particularly in\ncreating bipedal robots. To date, according to Futurism, there is no\nstandardised design for robot movement using legs.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indomaret-and-alfamart-staff-could-become-obsolete-as-humanoid-robots-emerge-in-china-1773384753", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }