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Humanoid robots are fighting humans, battling each other, and even dancing on talent shows! Want to see a real-life cage match between man and machine, plus a peek at robots working in hotels and stores? This episode is packed with jaw-dropping moments and big questions about our future with robots. Subscribe for more wild tech stories and comment below: What blew your mind most? #robots #AI #technology #future #innovation
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0:01 - Introduction to Humanoid Robot Fights
0:51 - Details of the Human vs Robot Fight
4:11 - Robot Autonomy and Chinese Combat Leagues
7:47 - Autonomous Fighting Robots and AI Advances
10:40 - Humanoids Enter Public Life and Performances
13:56 - Progress and Challenges in Real-World Robot Deployment
16:18 - Future of Humanoid Robots in Society
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0:01 - Introduction to Humanoid Robot Fights
0:51 - Details of the Human vs Robot Fight
4:11 - Robot Autonomy and Chinese Combat Leagues
7:47 - Autonomous Fighting Robots and AI Advances
10:40 - Humanoids Enter Public Life and Performances
13:56 - Progress and Challenges in Real-World Robot Deployment
16:18 - Future of Humanoid Robots in Society
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00:01and this man you're about to see may have made the worst choice of his life okay
00:06he entered a cage to face a humanoid robot and seconds later he was on the ground hit by the
00:12machine's kick but that's just part of what's happening with humanoid robots now in 2026
00:20in china for example robots are already ripping off the heads of other robots during battles to
00:25entertain the audience and now these humanoid machines are being prepared to work in hotels
00:31stores and other places where we move around freely every day but what happens when robots
00:38with all that strength are able to make their own decisions right next to us that's what we're going
00:44to find out now the robot moves forward throws punches kicks and knocks the man to the ground
00:56the scene took place inside a cage in front of cameras in the united states and the one who just
01:00delivered that blow is a chinese humanoid robot almost 1.80 meters tall with a t-800 look inspired
01:06by the terminator the man moves forward tries to land some punches and gets closer to the machine
01:11but the robot responds first with defensive moves then with a series of punches and kicks until at
01:18one point one of the kicks hits the human and throws him to the floor of the cage frank la
01:23pena is a
01:24content creator known for his comedy videos and physical challenges and now he decided to face
01:29a humanoid robot called t-800 that's the name of the robot it was developed by the chinese company
01:36engine.ai and is used by raca aa key aim a in organization that is trying to turn fights
01:43between humanoid robots the company presented the event as the first fight between a human and a
01:48humanoid robot inside the cage the released video is about 44 seconds long and shows only part of the
01:54confrontation that's why although the kick and the fall are visible and really impressive at first glance
02:00the footage doesn't allow us to independently determine you know the whole dynamics of the fight
02:04or the actual force involved but what makes this story particularly interesting isn't just the
02:10outcome shown in that video it's finding out who was really controlling that robot because despite
02:15the appearance of a machine with artificial intelligence capable of facing a human very
02:19much in the style of what fiction has shown us the real t-800 still wasn't deciding on its own
02:25when to
02:25attack someone okay there was a person a human being remotely controlling its movements the operator used
02:31virtual reality equipment to control the humanoid robot while the systems embedded directly in the
02:37robot those did help maintain its balance and also its posture in other words the confrontation wasn't
02:43exactly between human intelligence and artificial intelligence in the robot it was actually a human
02:48facing another human except that he was using a mechanical body although short the video shows that
02:55humanoid robots already have enough physical capabilities to transform human commands into complex
03:00movements within a combat environment and there's a huge difference between making a robot perform a
03:06kick during a demonstration and making it keep its balance move a mechanical structure weighing dozens
03:11of kilograms and continue responding while another person tries to hit that robot each movement requires
03:16coordination between different joints the system needs to constantly adjust the body's position
03:21distribute the weight and compensate for the changes caused by its own movements when a machine with these
03:28characteristics loses its balance it's not enough to simply stop the motor it needs to deal with full
03:33body dynamics and in the case of t800 all of this was happening while the operator was trying to control
03:39the
03:39strikes those things i mentioned yes those were handled by artificial intelligence now the strikes when to hit
03:45and how to do it were controlled by a human and it's exactly this combination of strength mobility and control
03:53that starts to turn humanoid robots into machines capable of performing increasingly complex physical
03:59tasks but the fight also revealed another important limitation you see the decision to attack and
04:05defend still came from a person it was a human operator who chose the moves and decided when to execute
04:09them
04:10and this challenge of turning a demonstration into a truly autonomous system is much bigger than simply
04:16taking the remote control out of the user's hand the machine needs to interpret the environment identify
04:22unexpected movements anticipate changes and choose its own responses all of this while it maintains
04:28balance and controls a physical body that is capable of exerting considerable force you see
04:33but before we get to the humanoid robots that are really starting to make these decisions
04:37it's already happening okay we're going to understand how dozens of chinese teams are already
04:43pitting these robots the t-800s against each other in some pretty interesting arenas you see
04:54there were five rounds on one side white eagle on the other matador two t-800 humanoid robots with
05:02their original faces placed face to face in an arena in china the humanoid comes down and delivers a
05:07kick to the head of the other robot the blow leaves the head hanging in front of the whole audience
05:12but
05:13the fight isn't over okay even without the head the machine stays standing trades blows and finishes the
05:19match this scene took place on july 16th 2026 in shenzhen china during the opening of a new combat
05:24competition between these humanoid robots on one side was white eagle the one with the white armor
05:29on the other matador with the dark armor both were improved versions of the t-800 developed by the
05:35chinese company engine ai and the most curious detail is that matador the very robot that lost its head
05:40ended up winning the match by three rounds to two this match marked the debut of rkl a league created
05:47to
05:48turn robot fights into a technological competition before a crowd of spectators and according to the
05:54organizers more than 200 teams signed up of those 32 advanced through the qualifying rounds bringing
05:59together participants from different countries everyone used the same platform which is the t-800
06:05but they can work on the software on movement adjustments and also on the allowed modifications
06:09to try to get that advantage they want inside the arena that means the competition doesn't just depend
06:14on the power of the motors right the robots need to execute attacks defend themselves keep their
06:19balance after taking a hit and be able to get back up even when they fall and it was precisely
06:24during one of these confrontations that an important feature of these machines architecture
06:29became apparent when white eagle tore off the matador's head the opponent lost sensors that were
06:35installed in that part of the body but the essential movement control and balance systems kept working
06:39in the torso allowing it to stay in the fight for engineers situations like this offer an opportunity
06:45to observe how the mechanical and control systems will behave when subjected to impacts and unexpected
06:51movements after all a humanoid robot that loses its balance during a fight faces a physical problem
06:57that's similar to a machine that stumbles while carrying an object right it needs to recognize the
07:02change in its own body position and react before falling and if it does fall it can get back up
07:08of course
07:08a combat arena doesn't exactly reproduce the conditions of a house a store or even a hospital
07:14but it does allow certain abilities to be tested under physically demanding conditions
07:19and there's another important difference compared to the control we saw earlier right
07:24in the fight between frank la pena and the t-800 there was a human operator controlling the robot's
07:30movements this competition in shenzhen brings together teams and developers who adjust different
07:35control systems on the same mechanical platform this doesn't mean that all the participating robots
07:40are completely autonomous nor that the matches prove an artificial intelligence capable of making
07:44all the decisions on its own but it's exactly in that direction that another chinese company is already
07:50working you see because while engine ai was putting these humanoid robots inside the arenas to test
07:55their strength and endurance unitry introduced the g1 which according to the manufacturer can observe the
08:01movements of a human opponent or another robot and plan its own responses during a fight this time the
08:07idea is that there's no one controlling every strike this robot throws okay and this is where the challenge
08:13is no longer just building a body capable of fighting of doing these really crazy things and it becomes
08:19about developing a system capable of deciding on its own what to do with all the strength it has
08:31in the footage the humanoid g1 equipped with red gloves faces a human trainer using protective gear
08:38the man approaches moves his arms and tries to land some punches the robot changes position adjusts its feet
08:45dodges and responds with punches and kicks but the difference compared to previous matches isn't just
08:50in the strength of the blows it's in who decides the next move according to unit 3 the g1 was
08:56being
08:56controlled by the unifo lmx2 1.0 a new artificial intelligence model theirs developed to interpret the
09:04environment and plan physical actions in real time without teleoperation or a sequence of pre-programmed
09:09movements the system uses an approach known as a world model instead of simply receiving the command
09:15to raise an arm for example or take a step it analyzes what is happening and tries to predict how
09:22that
09:22situation might change in the next moments if the opponent moves forward for example the model needs
09:27to consider their trajectory evaluate the position of its own body and choose a response and that decision
09:32can't take too long right while computer software might take a few seconds to come up with a response
09:38a humanoid robot in motion needs to react before the opponent completes the strike
09:43besides that each action changes the situation the system just analyzed when the g1 lifts a leg to
09:48kick for example its center of gravity changes completely and if the trainer moves during that
09:53interval the robot needs to reconsider what it was about to do and it's this cycle of observing predicting
09:59acting and observing again that unit 3 is aiming to demonstrate with this new model of theirs but
10:05there's a very important distinction here okay the demonstration was released by the manufacturer itself
10:09there is still no independent evaluation that proves the performance of this system under different
10:14conditions and also the images don't fully clarify how much processing was done inside the robot itself
10:19and how much it may have depended on external computers maybe the cloud therefore we are talking
10:24about a machine that masters any type of combat or that can act safely in any environment what unit 3
10:31presented is a demonstration quite impressive of autonomous planning in a very dynamic physical
10:35situation both between human and robot and robot versus robot and the g1 is not the company's only
10:42fighter model there's one that's even more impressive if you're wondering that's the one we're seeing in
10:46these images and the company is already working on an even bigger and more sophisticated version
10:50the one we're seeing is the h2 and maybe that's exactly where the most interesting part of this
10:56technology lies because learning to react to an opponent doesn't just mean learning to fight
11:01a robot that can follow movements adjust its trajectory and regain its balance is actually
11:06developing abilities that can also be important when it needs to move among us human beings
11:12dodging obstacles or manipulating objects in constantly changing environments are the challenges
11:16it needs to solve but there's a huge difference between facing a human trainer equipped with protection
11:22and at the same time sharing space with us human beings people who are not prepared or participating
11:28in an experiment like this and it's exactly outside the arenas that this new generation of humanoid robots
11:34which is starting to emerge now in 2026 will be facing its next challenge for example now in september
11:40eight humanoid robots from unitary and the g1 shared the stage of one of the biggest talent shows in the
11:45united states alongside human dancers meanwhile other chinese companies are already starting to introduce
11:50humanoid robots to work in hotels stores and even car dealerships okay the question is no longer can
11:57these machines move on their own yes we already know they can now we have to ask ourselves what happens
12:03when they start moving among us stay with me and i'll show you all of this okay i'll give you
12:09the full story
12:16what we're about to see almost in its entirety now isn't a technology presentation at a robotics expo
12:21it's the finals of america's got talent a few days ago the chinese dancer wu yufay brought the humanoid
12:27robots from unitary for a performance that mixed traditional movements dance and coordination between
12:32humans and machines the group had already attracted attention in the earliest stages of the show with
12:38acrobatics jumps and movements inspired by martial arts and there's an important detail behind all
12:44that synchronization we saw to teach the robots a dance routine the engineers capture human movements
12:49work on this data in simulations and adjust the sequences until the machines can reproduce them
12:54once prepared various types of humanoid robots can perform the same movements in a coordinated way
13:00but that doesn't mean they're improvising or making all the decisions on their own independently
13:06the performance still depends on a carefully planned choreography and that's exactly where the next
13:10challenge appears because it's one thing to have eight humanoid robots dance on stage alongside humans
13:17where every movement was prepared in advance it's something completely different to put a humanoid robot
13:22to work in an environment where no one follows a choreographed routine and that's what the chinese
13:27company g-bot is already trying to do and has shown that it's doing with the a3 ultra in a
13:32video released
13:33also in september the company presents its new humanoid robot performing tasks that normally
13:37depend on direct contact with humans in a hotel it welcomes guests delivers access cards and accompanies
13:44visitors in commercial establishments it serves customers presents products and interacts with other
13:49robots at a dealership it even explains car features and takes part in assisting buyers the company's
13:56goal is to show that humanoid robots can already start taking on roles outside factories in places where
14:01they need to move around and interact with us human beings and some of these tasks seem simple when
14:06performed by a human handing over a card requires identifying the person locating the object and
14:12coordinating the movement of the hand escorting a guest means walking through hallways finding the
14:17right path and dealing with obstacles meanwhile serving customers in a store requires interpreting
14:22requests that can be completely different from one customer to another adjbot claims that the a3 ultra
14:28can perform different tasks with full autonomy and also collaborate with other machines
14:34but the promotional videos by the way on their own don't allow us to determine how long it can
14:38work without human intervention or which scenes were shot under supervision controlled remotely or even
14:44edited right however the progress is undeniable you can see that it's advancing really fast right
14:49and the company is trying to roll out its approach on a much larger scale a few days ago agibot
14:54announced a
14:55partnership with the shimlong group to be able to use more than 300 humanoid robots in a tourist complex
15:00in china the project includes applications and visitor guidance entertainment education commerce and
15:06hospitality services instead of just presenting humanoid robots performing a single isolated task
15:11the initiative now brings together different types of robots in an environment visited by different
15:15types of people but there is indeed a difference that deserves to be mentioned between putting hundreds of machines into
15:22operation
15:23and demonstrating that they can really work reliably throughout an entire shift alongside several
15:28human beings the hotel simply can't interrupt service every time a robot encounters an unexpected situation
15:34right a stall needs to deal with children animals objects all of that out of place and also with customers
15:40who make completely different requests and a humanoid that moves among people needs to know when it should stop
15:46ask for help ask for help or simply not execute an instruction and these challenges are very different from those
15:52found in an arena or in a dance performance for example and there's still an economic issue
15:59the a3 is advertised for about 89 000 in a commercial listing cited by industry publications there
16:06to justify an investment of this size it's not enough for the robot to just perform a task in front
16:11of the cameras
16:12right it needs to do it frequently safely and at a cost that makes sense for those who intend to
16:17buy it
16:18even so all this progress we are seeing now in 2026 represents an important change in the way these
16:24machines are being presented to us at the beginning of this episode we saw a humanoid robot facing a human
16:30inside a cage then robots fighting each other and artificial intelligence systems starting to plan the moves
16:36without any operator choosing those actions now we find these same technologies being developed for
16:41environments where we human beings are working shopping and even spending part of our lives and maybe
16:48the biggest challenge for all these humanoid robots isn't learning to fight dance or carry objects
16:53it's actually learning to do all of that in a world that wasn't made for them it was made for
17:00us right
17:01because if these machines really start to occupy hotels stores and eventually even our own homes
17:06one question becomes inevitable what will it be like to live every day with these robots that can act
17:11on their own and are quite strong and what can we expect from the evolution in the next five
17:1610 or i know 20 or 25 years want to take a closer look
17:27as we've seen so far the day when we'll walk into a hotel and be greeted by a humanoid robot
17:33is already
17:33approaching isn't it among other things it will be able to pick up luggage call the elevator and also
17:38accompany you to your room now imagine finding the same technology in a supermarket in a hospital or even
17:45inside your own home after everything we've seen in this episode these scenes don't seem so far off
17:50anymore do they but here we saw robots performing tasks in front of cameras and that's different
17:55from a machine we can trust every day isn't it because when an autonomous humanoid robot enters
17:59our homes it will need to do much more than just obey commands it will need to recognize unexpected
18:05situations understand the limits of its own abilities and most importantly know when not to act
18:11and maybe that's really the true challenge for the next generation of humanoid robots but how far can we
18:16actually get in the next 25 years for example by 2031 according to all forecasts we could see many
18:23more humanoid robots performing specific tasks in hotels stores and other commercial environments in
18:27a way that will seem quite common to us the big question will be to prove that they can indeed
18:32work for
18:32several hours safely and without constantly relying on human operators by 2036 if these technologies
18:39continue to advance at the current pace and costs decrease as expected these machines could take on more
18:45varied roles including in domestic environments but this will depend of course not only on the
18:50advancement of artificial intelligence but also on robotic hands the batteries they use and also on
18:55safety systems of course and when we look at 2050 my friends then an even greater possibility arises you
19:02see a new generation of people may be born and grow up in a world where encountering a humanoid robot
19:08is as
19:09common as seeing a car it's definitely a possible scenario we can't deny that but it's not a certainty
19:14either okay and the speed of this transformation will depend on technological issues also economic ones
19:20of course and social ones which are even further from being resolved but there's something especially
19:25curious when we go back to that first image from this episode a man entered a cage to be able
19:30to face a
19:30robot and at that moment there was another person controlling the machine's movements now imagine a
19:36humanoid robot with that same physical capability but with the ability to interpret the environment
19:41learn new tasks and make decisions without anyone needing to command its every move but now instead of
19:47being inside a cage it will be on the streets in your house everywhere you are maybe the most important
19:54question my friends isn't how far these machines will be able to go but how much space we will be
20:00willing
20:00to share with all these machines out there and if you like topics like this that sound like science
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20:15in it i play around a bit with what the world might look like in a few years with advanced
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