Hundreds of Androids participated in the first worldwide competition of humanoid robots, which began this Friday (15), in Beijing, with tests ranging from 100 meters with barriers to Kung Fu.
The World Humanoid Robot Games, the first worldwide competition that features human -looking robots, take place in the national oval of the Chinese capital skating, built specifically for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
The event, which has the participation of more than 500 robots from 16 countries, includes traditional sports such as athletics and basketball, as well as specialized tasks, such as medication classification and cleaning.
“I believe that in about ten years the robots will be on the same level as humans,” he said enthusiastically to AFP Chen Ruiyuan, an 18 -year -old viewer.
But human athletes still have no reason to fear competition. A soccer match was one of the first events in the morning of Friday: ten robots the size of a child moved slowly along the court, often attached to riots or falling.
In the 1,500 meter race race, the UNITEE humanoids showed an impressive pace, easily surpassing their rivals.
The fastest robot completed the race at 6m29s37, a much slower time than the 1,500 meter 3m26s men’s record.
The Chinese government put the humanoids in the “center of its national strategy,” said the International Robotics Federation on Thursday.
In March, Beijing announced plans for a large -scale investment in technological startups, including those focused on robotics and artificial intelligence.
The country already has the world’s largest industrial robot market, according to official statistics. In April, Beijing received what the organizers called the first half marathon disputed by world humanoid robots.
