00:00And in Beijing, a new edition of the Humanoid Robot Half Marathon once again
00:04plays robotics at the heart of global technological innovation.
00:08Our economist Bruno Fossey has the story.
00:12The second edition of the Humanoid Robot Half Marathon was held in Beijing.
00:17This event, which began in 2025 with about 20 robots,
00:23brought together more than 300 machines this year,
00:27which covered a 21-kilometer course.
00:30More than a race, it is a technological test in real-world conditions,
00:35designed to take robotics from the laboratory to future applications.
00:46This competition is not directly linked to immediate real-world applications.
00:51It is not a race with a specific practical use,
00:53but rather a platform for development technology.
00:56Here, aspects such as hardware reliability, motor response,
01:00and environmental perception are tested,
01:02which can then be transferred to future applications.
01:06The main objective is to drive technological development.
01:09Once the technology matures,
01:10it becomes a tool for solving real-world problems.
01:13As a Chinese proverb says,
01:15without diamonds, you cannot cut jade.
01:17The applications are the jade,
01:18but the diamond is obtained through tests like this.
01:21It is not an industrial or skilled competition,
01:23but a space to advance technology.
01:28During the day,
01:29the robots faced a more demanding urban course
01:32than in the previous editions,
01:34with curves, slopes, and narrow sections
01:37that tested their stability and navigation capabilities.
01:42Under these conditions,
01:44improvements in overall performance
01:46were observed compared to last year.
01:52Currently, the various teams
01:53have on-site support personnel.
01:55If Jintone service support is needed,
01:57they can intervene directly on-site.
01:59Assistance is also available on the track
02:01to provide support during the test.
02:03Compared to last year,
02:04this year's competition features three main changes.
02:07More participating teams,
02:09better results,
02:10and a greater number of robots
02:11that successfully completed the course.
02:17The lightning robot,
02:19developed by the Chinese company Honor,
02:23emerged as the big winner of the competition,
02:26completing the course in just over 15 minutes.
02:30It surpassed the human world record.
02:33This performance marks a new level
02:36in the development of humanoid robotics.
02:42At first, the development of these robots
02:44may not be easy to understand,
02:46but over the time,
02:47this technology can be applied
02:48to real-world industries.
02:50Elements such as the robot's structure
02:52or liquid cooling can be applied in other sectors.
02:55It's a process similar to that
02:57of the automotive industry,
02:58which also originated from competitions.
03:04The humanoid robot half-marathon
03:07reflects China's accelerated progress
03:10in the field of robotics
03:11and artificial intelligence,
03:14a country that leads the global development
03:16of industrial automation
03:18and technological innovation.
03:21Bruno Fauci, Beijing, China,
03:24for Telesur.
03:25April 11, 2018,
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