On Saturday, humans raced against the humanoid robot for the first time in a half marathon in Beijing, China. Even though the Humanoid Robot has recorded the presence in marathon across China in the last one year, this was the first time they competed with humans. Robot in various shapes and sizes, ranging from only four feet (120 cm) to 1.8 m (5.9 ft), which participated in the race. As a precaution, a barrier that was parallel to human runners divided the race course for humans and machines.
While people contested in half marathon under traditional rules, robots corresponding to the guidelines which included battery change pit stops. The organizers considered competition as a race car competition, due to engineering needs and navigation teams.
long way to go
While the fastest men’s participant completed the half-marathon in 1 hour and two minutes, the Humanoid winner from the Beijing Innovation Center of Human Robotics finished the race in 2 hours and 40 minutes; Put a long way before catching with your human counterpart. Various awards were also given for the best gate design, endurance and innovative form.
Good, bad and machines
He said that an audience, who works in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), said, “Robots are running very well, very stable … I think I think I am looking at the development of robots and AI”. Whereas the Chinese government is banking on the path like robotics to generate channels for economic development. However, the incident criticized the same, as questions were raised about the involvement of robots in the marathon, which were a valid indicator of their industrial abilities.
In the incident, among the 20 contestants who fielded humanoid robots, many focused on humanity, in which teams wore their robots shoes, boxing gloves and even a headband, who read ‘bound to win’ in Chinese. Another team claimed that their robot looked ‘almost’ human, which had a female appearance and the ability to smile and smile.
(With input from Reuters)
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