By Ma Si in Haikou and Yang Cheng in Beijing |
chinadaily.com.cn |
As biped robots shatter human world records at the second World Humanoid Robot Games, the event showcases not only China's rapid strides in embodied intelligence over the past year, but also the industry's swift progress toward real-world applications, according to Chinese and international executives and experts.
Their comments came after the games opened in Beijing on Saturday evening, with 2,056 robots from 666 teams, representing 16 countries across six continents, set to compete in 51 events through Wednesday.
On the track, the action delivered jaw-dropping moments. A Chinese humanoid robot ran 100 meters in 9.39 seconds in a preliminary heat, beating the human record of 9.58 seconds set by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt in 2009. The result was a sharp improvement from the inaugural games last year, when the 100-meter race was won in 21.50 seconds.
