Reuters
Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile) course. More
My guess would be they’re showing their population that soon they won’t be able to outrun the government’s robots. – Dr. Tar
I think that we already have self-driving cars that can beat people in a race. And we’ve already put horses, dogs, tanks, planes, drones, and robots on wheels into use in law enforcement and combat.
Typical Chicoms
“”I don’t want to boast but I think no other robotics firms in the West have matched Tiangong’s sporting achievements,”
If you need to support your robot when it runs I’d say you failed. Boston Robotics should have shown up and released their dog on them.
https://youtu.be/qgHeCfMa39E
I suspect the robots were programmed so that when told to Execute Phase 1, they are to run up behind human runners and then simply maintain point blank range until they receive the Execute Terminal Phase order.
I program industrial robots. They all have a purpose.
This has no purpose. Its just stupid.
Just because you CAN do a thing doesnt make it worth doing. The robot does not benefit from running as a human would and we already have plenty of technologies that are faster than humans.
…I remember a statement somewhere someone made when robots were used to produce paintings and write songs. It was something to the effect of “I want robots to do the labor so humans can pursue art, not humans labor so robots can do art”.
Given that robots cannot understand or appreciate what they are programmed to do, this is a fair statement.
…a marathoning robot is kind of the same as that…
…now, if they had a few more…
https://youtu.be/C-s3vxXwVtw?si=gBW3XrUQAfBhwqtc
Bro,
“I program industrial robots”
You program pick and place robotic arms. To be fair, this is amazing technology. Tee up that video I attached of that dawg walking down stairs. Imagine the dynamics involved in making a mechanical robot keep it’s balance while walking down stairs. The problem here is all this does have a purpose. And I’m not so sure it’s a good one.
^^^
I should add, based on the Chicoms video’s they’re at last a decade behind. Probably because the bastards couldn’t steal the tech.
Bad_Brad
Saturday, 19 April 2025, 18:24 at 6:24 pm
…the dogs make sense because they are fast and stable, good for a variety of terrain. Bipedal robots are inherently unstable, and there is no benefit gained by removing 2 legs as it reduces both speed and stability, not to mention the “dog” can still ambulate 1 leg short while the biped cant. They might have an “uncanny” factor if you’re after atavistic fear, but if killing is the game, quadropod or more is the name…
You can also add a couple of arms to the dog robot to hold a rifle or two knives.
But can they serve tea and play the Konghou?
No they can’t.
Fail, top level! *points angrily*
They have shamed the family.
…but it would be possible to conceptualize a “best of both worlds” hybrid. Because machines are not subject to the physical capabilities and lifelong learning habits of humans, you COULD make machines that can transition between ambulation modes and use any limb for a variety of purposes in ways humans cant or wont.
…this movie clip, while not an actual robot, demostrates this concept. Note how it can operate as a biped to manipulate with its upper “limbs”, and transition to quadropodic motion when speed is required over rough terrain…
https://youtu.be/rlQ5L6OtFn4?si=2fM3R7DkL73uFzT5&t=1m14s
…this is just one example of how a robot can be operated in ways a human body cant, which can offer mobility and reach advantages in a similar sized frame as well as an element of surprise as it can move in unanticipated ways in combat or LEO scenareos if someone is expecting it to move like a human.
Something like THIS may be useful.
Something like the Chinese made is too unstable as designed and operated…
Release the FemBots!