CCTV News: On April 13, the world's first personal robot half marathon will be held in Yizhuang, Beijing. As the competition approaches, what pre-match preparations did the humanoid robots participating in this competition make? So what about the specific competition system? Let's follow the reporter to find out.

Some participating humanoid robots conducted their first road test

The six robot teams that have completed registration are coming to participate in this test, accounting for nearly a quarter of all participating teams. The first one to set out is Tiangong Robot from the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center. According to reports, the height of Tiangong robot is about 1.8. Compared with other humanoid robots, its stride is larger, which also increases the running speed.

Then the departure was the Songyan humanoid robot from Changping, Beijing. It was so small and cute that it looked like a child running happily.

To complete a 21-kilometer half-marathon, basically every robot has to perform several battery swap operations on the way, and each team has its own support team to provide support. This is just like the fact that a car needs to enter the pit area to change tires in the F1 race.

The technical characteristics of each team are different, and the test content is different

The technical characteristics of each robot are different, and the content of everyone's test is also different. For this team from Shanghai, their trip mainly focused on the adaptability of the robot's soles to the road surface.

Route sharing and track separation to ensure human-machine safety

The 2025 Beijing Yizhuang Half Marathon follows the principle of "simultaneous registration, the same track, and the simultaneous start" in the race system. The humanoid robot and athletes will fire their guns at the starting point at the same time. In order to ensure the safety of man and machine, the entire competition adopts iron horse isolation or green belt isolation. Although the robots share the same route with the athletes, each has a separate track.

The robot can be replaced but will be subject to corresponding punishment

During the competition, the referee and the support team will follow the robot runner to provide full support. According to the competition system, the participating team can complete the competition by replacing the battery or replacing the robot, but when replacing the robot will be subject to corresponding penalty.

In the past, humanoid robots mostly conducted fixed-point tests in relatively closed environments such as laboratories, and their performance verification is limited to specific conditions. This marathon is undoubtedly a systematic test of the comprehensive scenario adaptability of humanoid robots. Liang Liang, deputy director of the Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone Management Committee, said that the robot marathon represents a marathon of science and technology and industry. This marathon is also a start of science and technology and industry. The running of robots on the track also symbolizes running continuously towards the marathon track of science and technology and industry.