It’s been quite a year for humanoid robots, with all manner of increasingly advanced designs coming to our attention. The selections here focus more on physical movement than AI smarts, with the latter expected to come to the fore next year. H1 by Unitree So many humanoid robots still walk as if they’re desperately looking […]
It’s been quite a year for humanoid robots!
It’s been quite a year for humanoid robots, with all manner of increasingly advanced designs coming to our attention. The selections here focus more on physical movement than AI smarts, with the latter expected to come to the fore next year.H1 by Unitree
So many humanoid robots still walk as if they’re desperately looking for a bathroom. But Unitree’s H1 robot not only walks like a human, it runs like one, too. The impressive contraption proved itself at the first-ever World Humanoid Robot Olympics in August, picking up four gold medals, three silver, and four bronze in various track events.
The H1 robot won its first gold in the 1,500 meters, completing it in style in 6 minutes and 34 seconds (the world record is 3 minutes and 26 seconds). Hitting a top speed of 4.78 meters a second, the humanoid robot ran with ease and grace, its arms and legs moving in perfect sync to maintain balance, speed, and momentum.
