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South China Morning Post
a day ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Unitree's H1 robot wins 1,500 metre race as China hosts world's first humanoid games
China is hosting the world's first-ever humanoid games, featuring contests that pit machines against each other in events such as basketball and kickboxing, as the country puts on a display of its ambitions in the rapidly growing sector. Human-shaped bipedal robots from companies such as Unitree Robotics and X-Humanoid kicked off the event – officially known as the World Humanoid Robot Games – by competing in a 1,500-metre run in Beijing on Friday. Chinese robotics darling Unitree, based in Hangzhou, was the clear winner in the first race, with its H1 humanoid securing first and third places. Beijing-based X-Humanoid's Tien Kung Ultra, which won the world's first half-marathon featuring both human and robot runners in April, came in second. The H1, priced at 650,000 yuan (US$90,526), was the same model that performed the Chinese folk dance Yangge at this year's Spring Festival Gala, alongside a troupe of human dancers. Humanoids play football during the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Friday. Photo: EPA Unitree founder and CEO Wang Xingxing told local news portal Phoenix News that the performance of its H1 robots in the 1,500-metre race was 'meaningful', as the model was the first humanoid the company ever made.
South China Morning Post
29-05-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Humanoid robots are leading the charge into ‘intelligent warfare': PLA Daily
Humanoid robots could 'continue to transform humanity's perception of the future of warfare', according to an article in the official newspaper of China's military, which examined the advantages of cutting-edge technology on the battlefield. The commentary, titled 'What are the combat advantages of humanoid robots?', published on Thursday in People's Liberation Army Daily, said that humanoid robots could 'combine tactical flexibility and strategic deterrence in the era of intelligent warfare'. Referring to previous breakthroughs in robotics in the country's civilian sector, the commentary added that their bionic structure could adapt to 'complex battlefield environments'. The article, published under the name Li Qi, did not disclose the author's title or credentials. The commentary pointed to China's Tien Kung Ultra – a 1.8-metre (5.9 feet) robot – that won the world's first half-marathon for humanoid robots in Beijing in March. It said the performance of the robot, developed by the state-backed Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre, also known as X-Humanoid, had proven the 'advantages of a bipedal design in navigating battlefield environments such as ruins and staircases'. Play The article also mentioned an unnamed Russian robot that could shoot guns.
