{"id":14957,"date":"2026-04-23T19:52:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/a-humanoid-joins-the-greek-factory-floor\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T19:52:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:52:25","slug":"a-humanoid-joins-the-greek-factory-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/a-humanoid-joins-the-greek-factory-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"A humanoid joins the Greek factory floor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Greece is entering the race to build humanoid factory workers, unveiling its first domestically developed industrial robot, MARK One, ahead of its public debut this week (April 25-27) at the Automation &amp; Robotics Expo 2026 in Athens.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kathimerini was introduced to MARK One, the first industrial humanoid robot designed and built in Greece.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Developed by Axl Imperial, the machine combines autonomous mobility with arms to perform tasks like palletizing, machine feeding, quality control and material handling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat makes me stand out is that I combine autonomous movement with the ability to execute tasks with my two arms,\u201d it said, adding, \u201cI\u2019m a robot, but that doesn\u2019t mean I have to be boring.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chief executive Konstantinos Gouliaris described it as \u201can industrial worker\u201d capable of taking on repetitive or dangerous jobs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Unlike fixed systems, it moves, adapts and collaborates on the factory floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Equipped with dexterous fingers, cameras and voice interaction, it represents a shift to \u201cphysical AI.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Built largely with domestic components, it is expected to begin work this summer at the factory of the KAFEA TERRA coffee company.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Engineers aim to add voice commands and, eventually, limited initiative, positioning the robot as a collaborator rather than a replacement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/economy\/1301635\/a-humanoid-joins-the-greek-factory-floor\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greece is entering the race to build humanoid factory workers, unveiling its first domestically developed industrial robot, MARK One, ahead of its public debut this week (April 25-27) at the Automation &amp; 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