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Robots race in Chinese half marathon
More than 20 two-legged robots competed in the world’s first humanoid half-marathon with 12 thousands human runners in Beijing on April 19. Teams from several companies and universities took part in the race with robots in a variety of shapes and sizes, the tallest standing at 180 centimeters and the smallest at 75 centimeters. Technical issues hampered some teams at the start. Just as human runners needed to replenish themselves with water, robot contestants were allowed to get new batteries during the race. In case a robot could no longer keep running, it could be substituted by another with a 10-minute penalty. The first robot that ran across the finish line was Tiangong Ultra, which ran 21 kilometers in two hours and 40 minutes, an hour and 38 minutes short of the human winner of the race. How soon will we see a running robot equipped with AI and solar power run a full marathon in less than an hour without human support?
Watch the video and see how well two-legged robots perform in a running race with humans.
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/ce8gz5vl2z1o
Robots race in Chinese half marathon
More than 20 two-legged robots competed in the world’s first humanoid half-marathon with 12 thousands human runners in Beijing on April 19. Teams from several companies and universities took part in the race with robots in a variety of shapes and sizes, the tallest standing at 180 centimeters and the smallest at 75 centimeters. Technical issues hampered some teams at the start. Just as human runners needed to replenish themselves with water, robot contestants were allowed to get new batteries during the race. In case a robot could no longer keep running, it could be substituted by another with a 10-minute penalty. The first robot that ran across the finish line was Tiangong Ultra, which ran 21 kilometers in two hours and 40 minutes, an hour and 38 minutes short of the human winner of the race. How soon will we see a running robot equipped with AI and solar power run a full marathon in less than an hour without human support?
Watch the video and see how well two-legged robots perform in a running race with humans.
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/ce8gz5vl2z1o
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