Humanoid robots seem to have a long way to go before catching the human runner.
Beijing’s E-TECH Hub was described on Saturday as the first world first Humanoid Half-Marathon, and 21 humanoid robots competed with thousands.
Bloomberg reported that Tiangong Ultra, the winning robot, was built by the Government Support Research Institute X-Humanoid and finished the race in 2 hours and 40 minutes. It is not an impressive time for humans. The male runner who won the race ended in 1 hour and two minutes, and it is normal for casual runners to complete the half marathon within two hours.
Tiangong Ultra needed human help for victory. In particular, we needed humans to use a signal device behind the back to imitate the movement. (Most other robots are remotely controlled and human businesses are next to it.)
According to Bloomberg, all other robots needed at least three hours to complete the race, and a total of four robots finished four hours ahead. Some robots were barely made by almost passing the departure line. For example, Shennong bumped into a fence beyond the human support runner and was shattered. At some point, Little Giant (the shortest competitor, 30 inches) stopped for a while with smoke.
Beijing E-Town Humanized Robot Half Marathon features robots produced by Chinese companies and student groups. (Unitree’s G1 robot fell from the starting line, but the company said that the customer used a robot without an algorithm.)
To compete, the robot had to run two legs with a humanoid appearance. They ran to the lane with a separate fence and a separate fence, and the start time was pushed together. The battery change is allowed (the battery of Tiangong Ultra has been changed three times), the replacement robot can also be replaced with a time penalty.
X-Humanoid’s chief technical director Tang Jiang told Reuters: “I don’t want to boast, but I think that other Western robot companies are not consistent with Tiangong’s sports achievements.”
