Dear MEL Topic Readers,
A Chinese android just ran a half-marathon faster than any human ever
China is winning one AI race, the US another (Vol.5114). Last year, it
took a humanoid robot more than two hours to run a half-marathon race held in
Beijing. This year, the fastest robot ran 21 kilometers in only 50 minutes and
26 seconds, faster than last year’s winner by two hours and also the human
record by six minutes. Developed by a Chinese smartphone maker, Lightning, a
169cm-tall running humanoid won the race with its autonomous navigation and
burst power. Over 100 teams, nearly five times more than last year, took part
in this year’s half-marathon. Having been positioned as one of the 10 key industries
for upgrading and identified as a new frontier by the government, China’s
humanoid robotics industry is booming and has been drawing talent, resources, and
investment. Last August in Beijing, more than 500 humanoid robots from 280
teams competed in 26 events at the World Humanoid Robot Games, including
boxing, football, cleaning, and sorting medicine. How astonishing is this
year’s event going to be?
Read the article and learn how China is advancing in the race to
develop humanoid robots.
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