The Company Behind the World’s Fastest Robot Has Big Plans
In a few short years, Beijing’s state-backed Tiangong program has evolved from a clunky machine barely able to keep pace with a slow jogger to smashing human athletic records.
Tiangong
Tiangong is a Chinese full-size, fully-electric humanoid robot developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center. It can walk, run, climb stairs, and navigate inclines using advanced sensors and reinforcement imitation learning.
The Robot Sanctions Built: How Huawei’s Crisis Gave Rise to Honor’s Lightning
The robot named Lightning more than lived up to its name during the second Beijing Humanoid Robot Half Marathon.
The Obsession with Faster Robots Is Getting Out of Control
In the past two years, the fastest humanoid robots have more than tripled their speed. Now the focus is shifting to endurance as more than humanlike machines are put through the ringer for the second annual Beijing Humanoid Robot Half Marathon.
Beijing Open-Sources First AI Robot Brain That Passes China’s Autonomy Standards
China just open-sourced a robot brain the government says can safely think, move, and work on its own.
Takeaways from the First Olympics for Humanoid Robots
The first-ever World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing offered a peak into a robot-run future that China intends to dominate.
Unitree H1 Dominates World Humanoid Robot Games, Sparks New Fears
The leading Chinese robotics firm Unitree dominated the first day of Beijing’s World Humanoid Robot Games.
Beijing Holds First World Humanoid Robot Games as Anduril Brings Defense Tech to NASCAR
As tensions simmer between the US and China, it’s manifesting into bold displays where innovation doubles as a show of power.
China’s Robot Half Marathon Winner Gets Major Upgrade
A Chinese humanoid robot known for its long-distance running abilities just got a big upgrade and makeover. The Beijing Humanoid …
The Highs and Lows of the World’s First Humanoid Robot Half Marathon
The city of Beijing just hosted the world’s first humanoid robot half marathon, during which 21 bipedal robots raced alongside roughly 12,000 human runners.
UBTECH Opens Preorders for $41K Tiangong Walker Humanoid Robot
UBTECH Robotics just opened preorders for a full-sized humanoid robot developed in collaboration with the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center.
Beijing’s Tiangong Upgraded as Humanoid Robot Prepares for Race Day
Tiangong, Beijing’s open-source humanoid robot, is flexing its upgraded capabilities as it trains for the world’s first human-robot half marathon. …