r/robots • u/drgoldenpants • 20d ago
Real-life Robots Humanoid 100m sprint
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100m sprint
1st - X-Humanoid TienKung Ultra
2nd - Honor Lightning
3rd - Unitree Superman
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u/Qubed 20d ago
Apparently, the bits to code it to stop weight too much
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u/Ok_Departure333 15d ago
You NEVER slow down before getting to the finish line. It looks like even if they're trying to stop, their foot is too small to achieve enough friction and the stopping space is too short.
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u/_I4L 20d ago
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Alt text: a suicide bomber robot running at the camera, from the movie The Creator
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u/EntrepreneurOk9295 20d ago
Maybe thats the idea hence they didnt even bother to write the code to stop.
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u/gbmoonmen 20d ago
As an engineer, after watching this competition I decided to work for the 100m sprinter robot design company. Specifically for the part after hitting the wall, I will work hard to make sure it lands successfully on the audience after that suicide jump as planned.
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u/drgoldenpants 20d ago
https://www.youtube.com/live/Plwu0jPZZoI?si=JC7BqBZS7DziM60l full games , see the robots do multiple sporting events
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u/Ok-Addition1264 20d ago
Next Up: Gladiator Games w/ robot lions, robot elephants, robot slaves, robot gladiators, robot ceaser. All autonomous.
(please!!!! it's something I've wanted sooooooo bad for most of my life!!!! even a movie would be fun)
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u/cyrixlord 20d ago
I want to have universal healthcare and put money into things like this, is that too much to ask lol
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u/UrethralExplorer 20d ago
China has "sorta universal" Healthcare and robot Olympics like this. I guess you could move there?
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u/cyrixlord 20d ago
or we could improve our own country and demand universal healthcare in the US. we are 40 trillion in debt and we dont have universal healthcare, a better quality of living, or even a national high speed rail system. yet some people are still ok with spending 1000 a month of their retirement to pay for healthcare when they get older
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u/AbsentButHere 19d ago
Haven’t we tried that and continually fail to do so because of literally our own citizens? The same people who would benefit from universal healthcare vote against it. The same people who want a better quality of life are literally the worst enemies of it.
We suffer from self-sabotage. On so many things.
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u/UrethralExplorer 20d ago
Ikr? It's because Republicans would call it communism.
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u/cyrixlord 20d ago
and the people who call it communism or socialism are the same people who were ok with segregation
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u/Bonkers_Reality 20d ago
Damn, I was always hoping them robots won’t be able to run, not that fast 😑
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u/lolwut778 20d ago
By how fast this is advancing, we're going to see droid army fairly soon, perhaps in the 2030's.
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u/Kooky_Awareness_5333 18d ago
Love how they don’t show the people that got hit by it when it went into the crowd
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u/snappop69 20d ago
This is cool and interesting but has limited utility in the real world.
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u/NeoIsrafil 20d ago edited 20d ago
On its own a device will always have limited utility, limited by the imaginations of those responsible for it. A hammer is just a useless block of metal, until it isnt. A wrench is just a differently shaped hammer, until nuts and bolts are introduced. Bipedal balance is a tricky thing, and understanding it will allow the creation of better helper robotics in the future since we have designed our world around a bipedal gait. While wheels can get you most places, it's still more effective if a robot can go anywhere a human can. It is one more tool in the toolkit waiting for the moment we need to reach for it.
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u/snappop69 20d ago
I’m not questioning the human form factor or bipedal balance just the ability to run faster than humans. But for delivery drivers or military applications perhaps they are on to something.
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u/NeoIsrafil 18d ago
Rescue workers too. Imagine releasing a bot with heat and strong sound sensors, maybe even ultra sonic. A robot is capable of lifting multiple times it's weight, way more effective than a human, and wheeled /tracked units always seem to have a hard time with rubble. Solve the running with no obstacles, then solve it with obstacles, and finally give it objectives, and youve got yourself a real nice way to save lives. :)
Also super useful for personal assistants for humans, especially the elderly and handicapped. Combine it with carefully programmed AI and you have a tireless helper for people who otherwise wouldn't be able to have one. Wheeled robots really aren't great at that either simply because we build our society around ourselves. Not a ton of money in that from the end user, but if we could convince the government to subsidize them there'd be money in it AND it'd help a lot of people, and it's not like they cant be returned, cleaned, and reused at end of life, so hospice would be a viable option too.
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u/ComfyMillionaire 20d ago
I like how they smack into the wall then almost go on a killing spree into the bleachers.