Beijing – In a small step for the type of robot, thousands of them, really, humanoid robots ran alongside real humans in a half marathon in the Chinese capital on Saturday.
Bípedo robots of several brands and sizes navigated the 21.1 kilometers (13.1 miles) backed by browsers, operators and human engineers, in which the organizers of the event say that the event organizers were the first time. As a precaution, a divisor separated the parallel courses used by robots and people.
While the flesh and bone participants followed the conventional rules, the 20 teams leaked machines in the half -human robot marathon competed under the personalized guidelines, which included stops in battery exchange boxes.
The Sky Ultra Robot project, also known as Tien Kung Ultra, of the Tien Kung team, demanded the victory among non -humans, crossing the finish line in 2 hours, 40 minutes and 42 seconds.
Awards for Best Endurance, Best Gait Design and the most innovative form were also awarded.
