Foxconn Robot Ecosystem Conference Debuts High-Sensitivity Teleoperation System as Tendo Marvin Ignites a Humanoid Technology Revolution

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The Tendo Marvin humanoid dual-arm robot showcased a high-precision, low-latency teleoperation system powered by millisecond-level motion mapping and full-body compliant force control technology, making it the highlight of the event. The impressive debut of Tendo’s teleoperation and data acquisition system marks a further breakthrough in the transition of humanoid robotics from the laboratory to real-world deployment.

Shenzhen, July 31, 2025 — The two-day “Empowering the Future with Intelligence – 2025 Foxconn Global Robotics Ecosystem Conference” concluded successfully at the C4 Exhibition Hall in Foxconn’s Longhua Campus, Shenzhen. The conference brought together over 20 of the world’s top robotics enterprises, covering four major fields: industrial robots, collaborative robots, composite robots, and humanoid robots. Leading robotics companies from both domestic and international markets competed on the same stage. The humanoid robot zone, in particular, showcased the full-chain technologies of embodied intelligence, spanning from perception to execution.

The “iPhone Moment” for Humanoid Robots

At the current stage, humanoid robots are unable to fully autonomously handle open-ended and complex tasks.

The Tendo Marvin dual-arm humanoid teleoperation and data acquisition system, through precise, low-latency teleoperation and high-quality human operation data collection in real-world environments, drives the evolution of robots from imitation toward full autonomy.

The multimodal data generated by operators during remote task execution—including motion sequences and environmental feedback—can be compiled into high-quality training datasets, enabling robots to progressively develop skill generalization capabilities. When embodied large models achieve breakthroughs in multimodal perception and control optimization, robots will genuinely “get to work” solving problems in the real world, fulfilling the ultimate goal of intelligent deployment.

The Tendo Marvin teleoperation and data acquisition system possesses unique advantages in two key areas:

1. Extremely Responsive and Safe Operation

The movements of an operator’s hands and arms are transmitted to the robot in real time with minimal latency. The operator perceives virtually no delay, making the control experience as fluid and natural as moving their own limbs.

Leveraging full-body force control technology across 14 joints, the system transcends the inherent limitations of traditional position control, markedly improving both the adaptive capability and robustness of teleoperation. Conventional pure position control, lacking force perception, often leads to robots applying excessive pressure to manipulated objects—resulting in damage when grasping fragile items—or to task failure during complex contact scenarios, such as assembly and insertion, due to sudden changes in resistance. Full-body force control fundamentally mitigates these risks by dynamically adjusting joint torque in real time.

Furthermore, under impedance control, the system intelligently senses external contact forces. This not only ensures safe interaction with the environment but also makes teleoperation more intuitive, closely mirroring the natural feel of human manual work and making the system remarkably easy to handle.

Most importantly, it incorporates a high-speed collision prediction mechanism capable of issuing warnings or taking evasive action before a collision occurs, thereby maximizing the safety of both equipment and operations.

2. Clear and Transparent Data Processing

The system can synchronously capture multi-channel data, including robot motion and force sensing, with flexible and selectable storage formats.

Moreover, through an intuitive web interface, you can visualize the operation process in real time, customize and analyze key data anytime and anywhere, and replay the operation process for review and optimization.

With the two major advantages outlined above, the Tendo Marvin teleoperation and data acquisition system may well usher in the “iPhone moment” for humanoid robots.

Pressing Fast-Forward on a $4.7 Trillion Market

Morgan Stanley forecasts that the global humanoid robot market will surpass $4.7 trillion by 2050—nearly double the combined 2024 revenue of the world’s top 20 automotive OEMs ($2.488 trillion).

The convergence of artificial intelligence, edge computing, and automation technologies is fundamentally reshaping the ecosystem. The humanoid robot industry is entering an unprecedented golden era of development. The value of humanoid robots lies not merely in replacing human labor, but in creating “superhuman” productivity. They will become an extension of human capability, and the accumulation of vast operational data will catalyze the “self-evolution” of embodied intelligence.

The teleoperation and closed-loop data technologies showcased at this year’s Ecosystem Conference are pressing the fast-forward button on this very revolution.