More than 12,000 long -distance runners will compete with 20 robots representing 20 companies in a half marathon in China.
The world's first Humanoid vs Robot Half Marathon will be held in April in the Beijing Economic Technology Development Area, also known as E -Town in Beijing.
The district said in A press release Robots should participate and compete on the replacement of 20 teams, such as global robot companies, researchers, robot clubs, and universities. There are not many rules, but robots need to be compatible with some loose parameters.
Robots can walk or run bipedal, and need a “appearance of humanoids”.
Robots are not allowed to use wheels and must be 1.6 to 6.5 feet in height. The maximum extension from the hip joint to the shoe sole must be at least .45 meters.
However, you do not need to be completely autonomous to compete. The team can remotely operate robot runners that are appropriate.
According to Popular scienceThe prizes are awarded to the top three finishers, whether they are humans or machines. The outlet also reported that there was no Bipedal Robot, which had a 21.1 kilometer or 13 miles of such a length.
Photo: FU DING/BEIJING YOUTH DAILY/VCG via Getty Images
Chinese robots seem to be running faster than American robots as of March 2024. That month, UNITREE ROBOTICS, based in Shanghai, exhibited robot H1 V3.0. 7.38 mph Along the flat surface. The earlier Guinness World Record speed of such a robot was 5.59 mph by the machine created by Boston Dynamics.
a video UNITREE posted that Chinese robots can lift a small wooden box and go down the stairs.
In less than a year, the video posted in January showed the updated design and the ability to move much smoothly and quickly on the hills. picture We exhibited robots walking along the street of the city, ran along the sidewalk, and sailed the park.
UNITREE'S Robot with wheels The four -legged work provides a larger nightmare fuel because it can jump from Parcour, high -speed off -road trips, extreme heights.
In Beijing's electronic town, 140 robot companies with a total production volume of about $ 1.4 billion have been reported.
China stated that it will focus on industrialized high -end humanoid products and state -of -the -art artificial intelligence technology.
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