The Beijing Half Marathon become popular in news, but not for the reason what organizers was expected. Some humanoid robots who join the race met unexpected problems, like
The Beijing Half Marathon become popular in news, but not for the reason what organizers was expected. Some humanoid robots who join the race met unexpected problems, like overheat and stumbling. This event is showing both possibility and limits of robotics in real life situations.
In the Beijing Half Marathon, many humanoid robots were used to showcase new technologies. When temperature became high, those machines start to have problems. The overheating make system go failure, which caused walking problems and falling down. People who watching was seeing robots meant to show endurance, but instead they shown weak points under pressure.
Experts is saying that humanoid robots doing well in labs or indoor places, but events outside like marathon is too much unpredictable. Heat, rough ground, and long time operation push robots over their design limit. This marathon is proving need for better heat control and smarter moving programs in future robots.
Humanoid robots is using many systems, motors, sensors, and artificial intelligence, for working correct. In this marathon, heat and hard moving made main parts go too hot. Different from humans, robots don’t have body cooling like sweat, so they easier go shut down in hot weather.
Also, walking and balancing is still difficult task for robots. If one small part like sensor stop work, robot can fall. The marathon show clearly that robot technology need much more improving before can act same like human body in difficult places.
What happen in Beijing marathon give important knowledge for engineers. Things like better cooling, more strong batteries, and smarter movement programs is now very necessary. Some experts even talking about liquid cooling system or new materials to stop overheat in robots.
More real-world testing is also very important. Lab tests can’t show every problem what happen outside. Marathon events help to find mistakes which simulations not showing. Developers must now focus on strong working, not only new ideas.
When robots was fall down, people watching had mix feelings. It disappointed some people, others say it is chance to learn. Companies who making robots also say that failing is part of getting better. What happen in marathon now make big conversation about how to make robots more strong and useful.
Many leaders in industry still think positive. They believe this event not is failure but just step in long way. Humanoid robots still have big future in hospitals, rescue works, and delivery. But marathon show us that more improvement is needed before they can survive real world hard conditions.
Even with all mistakes, the robot participation in Beijing Half Marathon is still important moment. When technology get better, maybe one day robots can even compete with human runners. But now, engineers must work on how to make robots more strong and not break down.
This marathon give clear test for what robots can and cannot do yet. The overheat and walking troubles is obvious, but what we learn from it will help make better robots. This struggle is not the end, robots is just beginning their long race.
If these problems is solved, robots not only will join marathons, they maybe can finish and even win. The Beijing event remind us that invention is never easy, but both humans and machines must keep going forward.