On April 19, the world’s first humanoid robot half marathon was held in Beijing. On the 21.0975-kilometer track, for the first time, “humans and robots ran together,” with 20 robot teams from universities, research institutions, and companies participating. Among them were the 1.8-meter tall, long-striding “Tiangong,” the 82-centimeter tall, agile “Xiao Hai,” and the “Xingzhe … Read more
▎According to GGII statistics, the sales of humanoid robots in China are expected to reach approximately 2,400 units in 2024, and 7,300 units in 2025, with the market size expected to approach 2.4 billion yuan; by 2035, domestic sales of humanoid robots are expected to reach around 2 million units, with a market size close … Read more
Introduction: Robots have come from science fiction to reality. This weekend, I took my son to witness the world’s first humanoid robot half marathon. During the event, my son asked me why some robots looked clumsy, and why some were “exhausted to the point of falling apart”?So we need to analyze this from the perspectives … Read more
A Historic Moment: When Robots Took to the Marathon Track On the morning of April 19, 2025, at 7:30 AM, on the half marathon track in Beijing Yizhuang, a group of special “contestants” stood alongside 12,000 human runners. With the sound of the starting gun, the world’s first human-robot half marathon officially began. This event … Read more
As technology continues to advance, the size of robots is shrinking, but the energy supply issue for micro-robots has become a bottleneck restricting their development. A collaborative team of mechanical engineers from Cornell University and researchers from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology have innovatively adopted internal combustion engine technology to provide a new … Read more
“We believe that the source of the development of intelligent robots is the advancement of AI, so from the first day of our startup, we set a clear goal: to create ‘robots designed for AI.’” Recently, in the laboratory on the 41st floor of the Shenzhen Bay Technology Eco-Park, Fang Ke, co-founder of Stardust Intelligence, … Read more