
China’s humanoid robot half marathon winner wants to be ‘Android’ of robotics
With its win in China’s first half marathon for humanoid robots, the state-backed Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre has entered the national spotlight as it aims to become something akin to Google’s Android operating system for artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled machines. The centre, also known as X-Humanoid, operates the Tien Kung Ultra robot, which secured first…