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Sber Debuts GigaChat-Powered Humanoid Robot 'Grin' at Moscow AI Conference

The machine introduced itself to Vladimir Putin during a live task demo.

Overview

  • Sber engineers built the anthropomorphic robot using the GigaChat neural network.
  • During the exhibition, the robot placed apples and oranges into a small basket to show real‑world object handling.
  • Sber CEO Herman Gref repeatedly rearranged and removed fruit to increase the task’s difficulty.
  • Vladimir Putin watched the demonstration and jokingly cautioned Gref about testing the robot’s patience.
  • The robot identified itself as Grin and described itself as Russia’s first humanoid with embodied AI, a claim reported from its on‑stage remarks.