In race 21 Team with the best developed technology of China
Beijing hosts the first half marathon in the world with Umanoid Robot to E-Town, the state high-tech productive center in the Chinese capital, as a showcase to show off China’s push to drive the global race in cutting-edge technology. An initiative, not surprisingly, presented as a revolutionary to test the limits of bipedal robots in real conditions.
The challenge, on the basis of what is reported by the organizers, is among several 21 teams, involving the names of the main operators in the sector including Unithee Robotics which deploys its G1 model, Engineairobot with PM01 and Leju with Kuavo, all committed to covering the distance of 21.1 kilometers.
With a height of 1.8 meters and a weight of 52 kilograms, the highest runner is Tiangong Ultra, developed by the IA robotic innovation center, equipped with an average speed of 10 kilometers per hour and a 12 km/h racing maximum: it is able to overcome slopes and stairs, and to extend its false grass, gravel, sand and other irregular lands, said Wei. Jiaxin, head of the brand and public relations at the Research Center based in Beijing, in the report of the state media.
Little Giant of the Beijing Polytechnic, on the other hand, is just 75 centimeters high, but its ankles are equipped with engines articulated at 180 degrees and its feet have rubber soles to face impervious surfaces. Among the other developers of humanoid robots that deploy their athletes there are Lingbao Casbot and Noetix Robotics.
Each team consists of a humanoid robot and a maximum of three humans as accompanying persons, between engineers and operators, as well as by an referee for the verification of the regularity of the tender. Because among the various rules there is the one that encourages the teams to travel the entire path without replacing the batteries: otherwise, a time penalty starts. China is committed to asserting its weight in the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics, challenging the USA for global leadership.
