Recently, CVTE officially released the first promotional video for its自主研发 (self-developed) intelligent flexible robotic arm, the MAXHUB A3. This star product, manufactured in Guangzhou and known for its "lightweight + high precision" characteristics, has gained significant attention. The video presents, for the first time, a complete display of its hardcore technical capabilities.
In 2025, the MAXHUB A3 made its debut at the Canton Fair and immediately drew crowds, being featured seven times on China Central Television (CCTV) within three days, becoming a highlight of the exhibition. Later, on October 30 of the same year, at the finals of the 2nd Zhuhai International Dexterous Manipulation Challenge, the CVTE team competed with the MAXHUB A3 in the production track and won the championship with a decisive advantage, becoming the only team to complete all tasks fully autonomously.
One-Handed Lift: A 5.5kg Body Combining Fluidity and Precision
The promotional video shows that the MAXHUB A3 features an integrated design with a net weight of only 5.5kg, allowing a single person to easily complete "plug-and-play" deployment, significantly lowering the entry barrier for industrial automation.
In terms of motion control, the MAXHUB A3 achieves both smoothness and precision. Multi-axis coordination technology ensures smooth and stable motion trajectories. The end-effector vibration suppression convergence time is only 0.4 seconds, effectively dampening residual vibrations. With a maximum acceleration of 6.5m/s², the robotic arm maintains extremely high control precision even during high-speed operations, providing a physical foundation for precision assembly.
Hand-Eye Coordination: Autonomous Recognition and Flexible Control
If lightweight design is the MAXHUB A3's "physical advantage," then intelligent perception and "hand-eye coordination" are its "brain" and "nerves." Within its compact body, powerful computing capabilities are integrated, enabling it to perform complex computations independently without external equipment.
As demonstrated in the video, the MAXHUB A3 possesses outstanding hand-eye coordination. It can autonomously identify, locate, and grasp the optimal target from stacked and cluttered materials, solving the traditional automation pain point of being "disrupted by disorder."
Moreover, in contact tasks such as precision assembly, it relies on real-time external force estimation and hybrid force-position control technology, making the robotic arm both precise and flexible, safe and reliable. Notably, the hybrid force-position control technology allows the arm to execute "needle-threading" level precision assembly tasks, ensuring both absolute positional accuracy and real-time force adjustment – achieving a perfect balance of rigidity and compliance. At the software level, the MAXHUB A3 provides a low-barrier, cross-platform interactive interface, supports one-click switching between real unit and simulation, and introduces a handheld remote control method, offering a more convenient solution for data collection and human-robot collaboration in complex environments.
Multi-Arm Collaboration: Simplifying Smart Manufacturing
Addressing the complexity of system deployment, the MAXHUB A3 offers its own solution. It supports daisy-chaining, allowing multiple arms to achieve group collaboration through simple networking, greatly simplifying production line cabling and workflow deployment. Its robust load capacity ensures long-term stable operation without overheating – truly handling heavy tasks with ease.
From being featured seven times on CCTV, to winning a championship, and now unveiling its full capabilities with the release of its first promotional video, this Guangzhou‑made flexible robotic arm is opening up new possibilities for flexible smart manufacturing scenarios.
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