Humanoid robots perform advanced martial arts at Chinese New Year gala
Al Jazeera
Robots perform sophisticated human movements as Beijing sends a message to the world.
China’s annual gala on Lunar New Year’s Eve has showcased Beijing’s giant leap in technology as humanoid robots took centre stage to perform a joint martial arts routine featuring several firsts.
China’s Spring Festival Gala, which aired on Monday on state broadcaster CGTN, has gone viral, drawing nearly half a million views on YouTube.
Two dozen humanoid robots performed the world’s first continuous freestyle table-vaulting parkour, the first aerial flip, continuous single-leg flips, a two-step wall-assisted backflip, and the first 7.5-rotation Airflare grand spin, CGTN reported.
The performance marked a stark contrast with last year’s show, when robots twirled handkerchiefs and performed simple movements.
Four firms – Unitree, Magiclab, Galbot, and Noetix – partnered with the gala in deals reportedly worth about 100 million yuan ($14m), according to the South China Morning Post.
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