US EditionPhotos of Beijing’s World Humanoid Robot Games Show How a Human Touch Is Still Needed
Over 280 teams from 16 countries competed in sports and practical tasks with humanoid robots setting new performance records, Unitree winning four gold medals, organizers said.
- This three-day robotics event in Beijing, China, ended with robots setting new world records but remaining far from human 100-meter dash speeds.
- In total, more than 280 teams from 16 countries entered the World Humanoid Robot Games, mainly from universities and including teams from companies like Unitree and Fournier Intelligence.
- Unitree recorded a peak speed of 4.78 m/s and secured gold in four dash categories, including the 1,500-meter, 400-meter, 100-meter and 4x100-meter events.
- Most teams used the Games to stress-test their designs, with persistent collision issues highlighting challenges to widespread adoption.
- Across the three-day event, humanoid robots competed in sports and practical tasks, including cleaning and medicine sorting.
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In China, the world's first sports competitions for human-like robots have come to an end.
Beijing premiered last Friday the first World Games of Humanoid Robots, an unprecedented event that brought together more than 500 androids from 16 countries in the National Speed Skating Oval, stage of the Winter Olympics of 2022. The competitions included from classical tests such as athletics and basketball to practical tasks such as classification of medicines or cleaning.Continue reading...
In China, artificial intelligence is becoming an Olympic discipline. The very first World Games of Humanoid Robots are held in Beijing. More than 500 robots from 16 countries compete in football, boxing, racing, or cleaning competitions. - Athletics, skiing, football, boxing: humanoid robots have their first Olympic Games in Beijing (International).
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