Did the Yush robot fall at the start of the marathon? Did the robot performing at the Spring Festival Gala need human assistance to get off stage? Did it crash during interaction? Is Yush just taking advantage of the situation? In response to the recent “black and red” controversies surrounding Yush, Wang Xingxing finally replied on Zhihu.According to a reporter from Yicai, a Zhihu user commented under the question “What do you think about the performance of Yush robots in this marathon?” saying: “The Yush robots that appeared at the Spring Festival Gala should be the best quality and most stable batch of Yush robots.” The user stated that the H1 robot that performed at the gala “was directly lifted up” when it went on stage, “could not make large movements” during the performance, and needed human actors to assist it down, also directly “crashed” during interaction with Liu Qian.“This one was directly lifted up when going on stage, could not make large movements during the performance, and needed one actor to assist it down. When Liu Qian wanted to interact, it directly crashed.” A user commented directly in response: So the Yush robot fell at the start in actual combat, which is likely because the quality of Yush robots “is just at this level.”According to Yicai reporters, during the humanoid robot half marathon held on April 19, some third-party companies used the Yush G1 robot equipped with self-developed algorithms, and the performance of these robots in the marathon differed somewhat from the videos released by Yush: some G1s “lay flat” at the starting line, and after starting, they could not run in a straight line, falling multiple times during the race, causing controversy.In response to the criticism, Yush Technology founder and CEO Wang Xingxing directly commented below this response: “Dear, there are complex fully automated movements and dances on the Spring Festival Gala stage.” Wang Xingxing stated that the dance actors assisted the H1 robot down, which was the desired performance effect by the director, and stated, “If complex automatic formations can be done on stage, how could it not automatically get off stage?”In a video shot backstage at the Spring Festival Gala, when Liu Qian wanted to interact with the Yush G1 robot, it suddenly “crashed.” Regarding this situation, Wang Xingxing responded, “Our colleague was too excited and accidentally pressed a button similar to an emergency stop, and it was only this one time.”
In response to the criticism regarding the G1’s performance in the marathon, Yush’s official response stated that they have been busy preparing for the humanoid robot combat live broadcast and did not participate in the competition.However, Zhihu users do not seem to fully accept Wang Xingxing’s comments. Some users questioned Wang Xingxing’s statement that “the dance actors touching the back of the neck was the desired performance effect by the director,” and stated: “If this is true, then did this director intend to deliberately discredit Yush?” Wang Xingxing responded that the action was “for fun” and “for entertainment purposes.” As for the previously announced time for the humanoid robot combat live broadcast, Wang Xingxing stated: “Very soon.”Duty Editor: Grace