China’s ‘robot Olympics’ sees humanoids from 16 nations compete in table tennis, football, track
By Liam Mo and Brenda Goh
Beijing (Reuters) -China launched a three -day sport showcase for humanoid robots on Friday and wanted to emphasize the progress in artificial intelligence and robotics with 280 teams from 16 countries competing in humanoid robot games in the world.
Robots will compete in sports such as football, athletics and table tennis and compete with robota -specific challenges from sorting drugs and transportation services.
Teams come from countries, including the United States, Germany and Brazil, representing 192 universities and 88 from private enterprises. Robots from Chinese companies, including Unitree and Fourier, are among those who compete.
The Beijing Municipal Government is among the organizational organs for the event that reflects the emphasis of Chinese authorities to the developing robot industry and reflects the country’s wider ambitions in AI and automation.
China’s robotic pressure comes when the country is struggling in a way that slows down the aging population and economic growth.
While the sector received state subsidies exceeding $ 20 billion last year, Beijing plans to establish a trillion Yuan ($ 137 billion) fund to support artificial intelligence and robot initiatives.
In recent months, China has organized a number of high -profile robots, including the opening of retail stores dedicated to humanoid robots, a robot conference in Beijing in Beijing in recent months.
However, the marathon received criticism after asking questions about the current capabilities of technology after a few robot competitors spread Duman during the race and some could not complete the course.
Nevertheless, although some see such competitions and events as promotional stunts, industry experts and participants see them as important catalysts to advance humanoid robots towards practical real world practices.
In a report last week, Morgan Stanley analysts increased when the general public participated in a new robot conference compared to previous years, and showed how China adopted the concept of concrete intelligence not only by senior government officials, but the concept of concrete intelligence.
“We believe that this widespread interest may be effective for China’s ongoing leadership in the humanoid race, which provides the necessary skills, resources and customers to increase industrial development and long -term adoption.” He said.
Used by a Tsinghua University team in the Humanoid Robots Football Competition, Booster Robotics sees football as an effective perception, decision -making and control technologies that can be deployed in factories or homes later.
“Playing football is a test and training area that helps us to improve our abilities,” Booster Robotics Chief Scientist Zhao Mingguo. He said.
(Reporting by Liam Mo and Brenda Goh; Editing by Michael Perry)
