Robots and people opposed each other at the half marathon in China 12:35

On Saturday, April 19, Yizhuang half marathon took place in Beijing, where thousands of runners and twenty people -like robots joined. This was the first situation where cars competed side by side with people at a distance of 21 km. About it reports Reuters Agency.

Robots, such as robots represented by Chinese manufacturers, Droidup and Notism robotics, showed various shapes and dimensions from copies below 120 cm to 1.8 -meter cars. One of the companies introduced a robot that can win and smile, almost human appearance and a female face. However, this feature did not help the car show a good result in the race.

Preparation for the event included test weeks for some companies. Representatives of Beijing officials compared the race with the competition of racing cars and emphasized the importance of engineering support and navigation for robots.

The observers pointed out the stability and smoothness of the movement of robots by perceiving what is seen as proof of the evolution of robots and artificial intelligence.

Robots were accompanied by instructors who had to physically support cars during the race.

The appearance of robots has also changed: some have been thrown in sneakers, a robot boxing gloves and the other – a red bandage in his mind with the inscription ol be sure you win ”in Chinese.

Beijing Human Robotic Innovation Center, which won among robots, was Tiangong Ultra. For comparison, the winner between men exceeded the distance within 1 hour and 2 minutes.

Although some robots, including Tiangong Ultra successfully completed the distance, others faced difficulties. A robot fell at the beginning and reached for a few minutes before rising and continuing to move. The other fell into the fence just a few meters after the beginning, which led to the fall of the operator.

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