More than 500 Humanoids are competing in 260 programs in 280 teams from 16 countries in 26 programs and cleaning the first world’s humanoid robot games.
Three -day competitions began on Thursday evening in Beijing, China, as the country carries forward efforts to develop robots run by artificial intelligence.
Winning is not everything
“We come here to play and win. But we are very interested in research,” said, “Max Poetter said, a member of the HTW Robots Football Team from Germany, related to Leapzig University of Applied Sciences, told Reuters News Agency.
“You can test a lot of interesting, new and exciting approaches in this competition. If we try to do something and do not work, we lose the game,” said Poolter. “It is sad, but it is better than investing a lot of money in a product that fails.”
Human records are not going closer … yet?
Robots crashed into each other and topped the football matches repeatedly, while another incidents fell to the middle-sprint. The AFP news agency reported that one of the fastest robots finished the 1,500 meter race in 6: 29: 37 from the current human record of 3:26:00.
In Kung Fu competition, a child -shaped robot similar to the popular transformer chain tried a complex step to fall back on your face and spin on the floor. However, the crowd happy with joy.
China focuses on robotics and AI
Chinese authorities made Humanoids a “center of their national strategy”, International Federation of Robotics (IFR) Written in a paper published on Thursday.
“The government wants to showcase its ability and global competition in this field of technology,” he said.
In March, China announced plans for an one-trilian-uhan fund (€ 119 billion, $ 139 billion) to support technology startups including robotics and AI.
Jost Verhem, part of the Dutch Five-e-Side Robot Football Team, told AFP that it was influenced by the skills of Chinese teams.
“I think if they are not a world leader right now, they are becoming very, very quickly,” said.
Robotic game at Olympic site
Humanoid games tickets at Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval, ranging from 2022 Winter Olympics, range from 180 yuan (about € 22, $ 25) to 580 yuan (about € 69, $ 80).
China has handled several robotics incidence in recent months, including the world’s humanoid robot marathon, a robot conference and the opening of retail stores dedicated to the humanoid robots.
Edited by: Louis Olofs
