Chinese robots running a half marathon have left American netizens completely baffled, with many expressing that the Terminator army has been realized in China.

Since Chinese robot technology is flourishing, it's time to see which ones are horses and which ones are donkeys. A robot running a half marathon is a global challenge.

As the only fully upright-walking mammal on Earth, we humans are the most precise and complex systems born in nature. Our 206 bones form a dynamic scaffold, our 600 muscles act like intelligent springs to generate precise force, and our feet have 32 joints forming a natural shock absorber. Our cerebellum acts as a built-in gyroscope for dynamic balance regulation, and our pelvis functions as an energy converter, turning gravitational potential energy into forward kinetic energy, thus endowing us with the ability to walk upright, run, and jump.

Scientists aiming to replicate this system in robots face immense challenges. The greatest nightmare of traditional humanoid robots is not environmental perception but dynamic imbalance during movement. Early bipedal robots often found themselves in a "take three steps, fall twice" predicament due to an inability to adjust their center of gravity in real-time like humans. Don't think making robots move is simple; it's a more complex field than the automotive industry.

China organizing robots to run a half marathon signifies dual revolutions in mechanical design and control algorithms. You see, some of our robots have even achieved full autonomy in motion.

This is already a historic step. Next, we need AI to autonomously navigate roads, then they can autonomously overcome obstacles and plan action paths. The development of humanoid robots still has a process ahead.

What baffled US media and netizens was this: hosting a robot marathon and having dozens of humanoid robot companies sign up to participate is itself a display of industrial might, reflecting a massive industrial chain behind it. Moreover, many large Chinese robot companies did not participate this time.

You see, the only robot with notable achievements in the US right now is Boston Dynamics, which uses hydraulic systems and cannot be mass-produced. If Chinese robots continue to develop, they will undoubtedly become a robot army in the future. The Terminators from American movies have been realized in China.

Original Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1829940862068747/

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