Chinese Lab Demonstrates Orbital Control Of Humanoids
Recently, GuoXing Aerospace Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University demonstrated control of a ground humanoid robot using space-based computing, hosting Alibaba's Qwen3 LLM in low Earth orbit to perform in-orbit inference and sending motion commands back via the OpenClaw agent. The trial used a 12-satellite cluster, aims to scale to 1,000 satellites by 2030 and 2,800 by 2035, and highlights thermal-management challenges for high-power onboard AI.
Key Points
- 1Demonstrates hosting Alibaba Qwen3 in LEO to perform real-time inference for ground robot control
- 2Shows feasibility of closed-loop orbital processing reducing dependence on terrestrial 5G/fiber networks in remote zones
- 3Highlights thermal-dissipation and scaling challenges for deploying high-power AI inference in orbit
Scoring Rationale
Demonstrates novel, scalable orbital LLM inference for robotics, but remains an early company-led demonstration with thermal and validation limitations.
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