A knee-high humanoid has narrowly won the world's initial full-length marathon for two-legged robots.
Robovie-PC crossed the complete line in the Japanese town of Osaka only a second before its closest opponent after more than two days of racing.
The 26-mile (42km) race entangled 423 laps of an indoor follow at an median speed of 0.77 km/h.
Two other androids are nonetheless to complete the course, whilst a pulled out after only a lap.
Robovie-PC - 40cm (16 inches) high with a weight of 2.4kg (5.3 pounds) - took an doubtful lead with only a couple of laps to go when opponent Robovie-PC Lite faltered, spendthrift a cozy lead.
After the parsimonious finish, both robots waved their arms and arched to an fervent throng of clapping spectators.
Operators were authorised to change the robots' batteries and motors during the race, but if the robots fell they had to obtain up themselves.
The race was organized by local authorities and a robotics definite that hopes the marathon will turn an general event.
No comments:
Post a Comment