Robots tackle Mount Tai in a test of real-world mobility
Technology · First reported 2 Nov, 13:33 · Updated 13:58
A competition on Mount Tai put robots through a steep, uneven 3.9-kilometer course, with events including racing and load-bearing. Reports describe the challenge as a practical test of how machines handle difficult terrain beyond controlled settings.
- The Mount Tai competition covered a 3.9-kilometer route with more than 3,100 stone steps and nearly 600 meters of elevation gain.
- Events included humanoid and legged robot races, a legged robot load-bearing event, powered exoskeleton assistance, and an all-terrain mobility and pathfinding challenge.
- The course tested balance and movement on uneven steps and steep slopes; the TechNode report also describes overheating, power reductions, and unstable movement among some robots.
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- Route length
- 3.9 kilometers.
- Steps and elevation
- More than 3,100 stone steps and nearly 600 meters of elevation gain.
- Location
- Mount Tai, Tai’an, Shandong province, China.
- Legged race winner
- A robot from Beijing Lingyi Technology finished first in 43 minutes and 41 seconds.
- Load-bearing winner
- The Lingshi team from Linxai Intelligence won in one hour, 51 minutes, and 29 seconds.
- Humanoid race winner
- The Zhishen Lingyue team won in 27 minutes and 26 seconds.
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