Beijing
China organized a half marathon on Saturday. It was unique in itself, because the robot also participated in it. This is said to be the first such race in the world of Humanide Robot.
During this time, Beijing’s progress in AI technologies was displayed in robotics amidst the growing rivalry with the US. 21 Humanide robots (human -like robots) joined the 21 -km race in Beijing with their technical operators of top universities and firms.
20 teams took part
A large number of people gathered on the pavements to see these robots running with humans. After the competition, prizes were distributed in several categories. During this time, not only speed, but also best performance, methods, athletic performance and engineering capacity etc. were taken care of.
The agency has also released a video footage, with several robots running with contestants, one of which is wearing black hats and white gloves. However, post videos on the Internet media revealed that it was not a spontaneous race, as some robots initially faced technical problems.
Even they crashed. 20 competitive teams participated in this competition. Among them, Tiangong Ultra of Tiangong team won the race between the robot with two hours 40 minutes time. The race was completed in an hour and two minutes by Ethiopia’s Ethius Desta, which was declared the winner of the human race.
