Robot Decapitated in World's First Humanoid Combat Tournament
- On Thursday, the EngineAI-organized Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend tournament started in Shenzhen, China, featuring a viral moment where humanoid robot "White Eagle" kicked the head off its opponent, "Matador."
- Organizers selected 32 teams to compete using the T800, a general-purpose humanoid robot unveiled last year by EngineAI that costs around $40,500 and weighs between 75 to 85 kilograms.
- Equipped with active cooling systems and a 360-degree omnidirectional radar, the robots enable complex martial arts movements, supporting EngineAI's mission to promote technological innovation and global robotic competition.
- The tournament launched shortly after United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned that "killer robots" must be banned, urging international law to prevent machines from engaging targets without human control.
- Beijing-Based analyst Pan Helin noted such competitions enhance public awareness of humanoid robots, while the winning team receives a gold championship belt worth $1.44 million .
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He Lost His Mind and Continued Fighting: This Is the First Humanoid Robot Combat Tournament in China
China has held a tournament between humanoid robots with which it seeks to demonstrate how far the advance of this technology is coming. The championship, called Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend, was held this Thursday in Shenzhen, a city considered the Chinese Silicon Valley by the great concentration of technology companies it hosts. Organized by the company EngineAI, the event has been presented as the first world wrestling competition starrin…
Humanoid Loses Its Head In World’s First Full-Size Robot Combat Tournament… And Keeps Fighting
Humanoid Loses Its Head In World’s First Full-Size Robot Combat Tournament… And Keeps Fighting A humanoid robot was knocked headless during the world’s first free-combat tournament for full-sized machines, but that didn’t stop it from swinging, Newsweek reports. The bizarre scene unfolded at the Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL) competition, which kicked off Thursday in...
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A roundhouse kick, push kick, or low kick: for the average mixed martial arts (MMA) fan, these are familiar terms. For people who love robotics, they might soon be too: a Chinese company organized cage fights for robots for the first time on Thursday evening.
Brutal Humanoid Robot Cage Match Stops Abruptly When One of the Robot’s Heads Pops Off
You might wince at the professional spectacle of two humans beating each other to a pulp. But when it’s two robots? We want maximum carnage. Thankfully, the inaugural Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL) competition in Shenzhen, China, has delivered on providing the most brutal-but-bloodless spectacle you can lay eyes on. In a video of a cage match between two mechanical humanoids, one of the clanker combatants literally knocks its opponent’s …
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