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News18
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Real Steel Comes To Life? Two Robots Trade Punches In Chinese Kick-Boxing Contest
Last Updated: Two humanoids traded punches in the world's first robot kick-boxing competition organised by China's Unitree Robotics in Hangzhou, China, on Sunday, amusing netizens. In an unusual sight, two humanoid robots traded punches in a kick-boxing competition organised in Hangzhou, China on Sunday. The robots put on their gloves, wore protective headgear and faced off in the world's first robot kickboxing championship. The fight was part of the China Media Group World Robot Competition and featured robots developed by Unitree Robotics, according to BBC. The tournament featured four G1 humanoid robots and was organised by Unitree Robotics in Hangzhou. The robots exchanged punches and kicks with remarkable precision, guided remotely by human operators outside the ring, reminiscent of scenes from sci-fi films like Real Steel. The battle also highlighted significant progress in AI and robotics technology. Viral videos stormed the internet, showing two humanoid robots dishing it out in the boxing ring. 'Welcome to the Mech Combat Arena in Hangzhou, where 4-foot AI-powered fighters throw real punches, not pixels. This is not science fiction—it's live, it's real, and it's broadcast to the world," wrote one user. — Dott. Orikron 🇵🇹 (@orikron) May 25, 2025 🇨🇳KNOCKOUT! CHINA DEBUTS HUMANOID ROBOT FIGHT CLUB?!4 teams. 1 arena. And a G1 robot just laid out its opponent—cold—in the world's first-ever humanoid combat showdown. Welcome to the Mech Combat Arena in Hangzhou, where 4-foot AI-powered fighters throw real punches, not… — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 25, 2025 'At first glance, it looks like fun, but this is a serious emerging market. Imagine humans controlling robots that write their stories in a martial arts federation. This has the potential to be HUGE!" said another individual. Four human operator teams controlled the robots to compete in a tournament-style series of boxing matches. As one of the robot participants, Unitree Robotics' flagship humanoid robot, Unitree G1, is equipped with advanced computing power and smooth motion control. The robots demonstrated straight punches, hook punches, sidekicks and aerial spin kicks, and they even got up from the ground after falling, according to Chen Xiyun, a marketing team member of Unitree Robotics. The fight attracted millions of intrigued viewers, as the robots' movements – driven by advanced motion-control algorithms and powerful AI models – sparked a wide range of reactions. In addition to the event on Sunday, the world's first combat tournament featuring full-sized humanoid robots is scheduled to be held in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province on December, according to Global Times. First Published: May 27, 2025, 09:52 IST
NDTV
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Watch: In A World-First, Humanoid Robots Battle It Out In Chinese Kick-Boxing Match
In a world-first event, humanoid robots took centre stage in a kick-boxing competition held in Hangzhou, China. The robots, developed by Unitree Robotics, faced off in a thrilling match that drew a crowd of fascinated onlookers, BBC reported. As part of the China Media Group World Robot Competition, the robots demonstrated their agility and combat capabilities in both exhibition fights and competitive matches. The robots traded punches and kicks with impressive precision, highlighting the rapid advancements being made in robotics and AI. Watch the video here: 🇨🇳 Robot gets KO'd in the world's first humanoid ROBOT FIGHTING tournament in China — Dott. Orikron 🇵🇹 (@orikron) May 25, 2025 Reacting to the video, one user wrote, "The part that confuses me most is the referee in the ring." Another commented, ''They're gonna kill us all when they see the origin story arc, aren't they?" A third said, "We laughed when robot boxing showed up in movies. Now it's here — not CGI, not props, just real metal-throwing punches." A fourth stated, "This isn't just entertainment—this is the birth of a new species. The first punches of a future that won't need us to throw them." However, a fifth user had a different perspective. "Does anyone else find this a little dumb? (1) It's the same robots fighting each other, so there's nothing different to observe from each. (2) It's nowhere near autonomous, clearly remote-controlled. I just don't see the big advancement to be excited about here," he said. Unitree Robotics' humanoid robots have been at the centre of controversy multiple times. A recent incident showed a robot lashing out at its handlers, sparking concerns about AI safety and potential risks. The CCTV footage, widely shared on social media, fueled fears about the rapid advancement of robotics and AI. In February, a robot went rogue and charged at a crowd of festival-goers at the Spring Festival Gala in Tianjin, China. Similar incidents involving AI gone wrong have made headlines, such as a robot attacking an engineer at Tesla's Texas factory. Software malfunctions have often been identified as the root cause of these incidents, emphasising the need for rigorous testing and quality control in AI development to prevent such mishaps.
India Today
01-05-2025
- India Today
Watch: Chinese man uses martial arts to stop thief trying to steal his camera
A Chinese tourist in Barcelona has gone viral on social media after he used martial arts to heroically stop a thief who tried to steal his incident, which was caught on camera by pedestrians, shows the man using a neck choke hold to restrain the thief until police arrived. Also known as a stranglehold, the neck choke hold restricts airflow or blood flow to the brain and is often used in media reports suggest that the tourist is a photographer who takes pictures of people visiting the city. As soon as the man attempted to snatch the tourist's equipment, he reacted in an instant, holding the thief to the ground while the crowd cheered for his sheer display of the video here:A foreign thief in Barcelona tried to steal a Chinese photographer's the spirit of cultural exchange, he showed him a Chinese martial arts trick until the police arrived to take him away. Dott. Orikron (@orikron) April 30, 2025Local police, the Mossos d'Esquadra, arrived soon after and took the suspect into custody, according to Instagram page Brickell Watch
