Robot Kickboxing

Contrast these kickboxing robots with the ones who played a soccer tournament last month. In this tournament held in China, the action is much more exciting. These are Unitree G1 EDU model robots, which can be operated by a remote control, by voice commands, or by motion sensing. Here they are using remote controls. The robots are quicker and better balanced than the AI robots playing soccer- and a little taller, although not yet human sized. They also have the ability to get back up when they are knocked down (cue "Tubthumping'). In this video, their main vulnerability seems to be a tendency to get lost when they aren't facing the right direction. Read more about robot kickboxing at Cnet. https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/highlights-from-worlds-first-humanoid-robot-kickboxing-tournament/ (via Geeks Are Sexy)