The first marathon for bipedal robots started today in Japan, in the city of Osaka. The 44-centimeter-tall humanoid runners will have to travel a total of 42 kilometers (423 laps on a 100-meter circuit) over four days, under the watchful eye of the hundreds of spectators who will come to witness the event. event.
The rules of the race are simple. In principle, while the marathon lasts, the creators of these robotic “athletes” can only change their batteries and the so-called servo motors, which control speed and other parameters.
The competition, which is broadcast live via streaming, has been organized by Vstone Co., a Japanese robotics technology company. At the moment his robot, Robovie-PC , is in the lead. Although it is too early to know who will win.
