The second World Humanoid Robot Games, jointly hosted by the Beijing Municipal People's Government, China Central Radio and Television, and others, will kick off in Beijing on August 22, with some scene competitions already taking place on August 16. This year's World Humanoid Robot Games features 666 teams and 2056 robots from 16 countries around the world competing on the same stage. The number of teams has increased by 138% compared to the first edition, and the number of robots has doubled. What are the new highlights of this year's competition?

Breakthrough in the scale of participation
It is reported that in the international arena, robot teams from countries such as the United States, Germany, and Japan actively participate. Brazil has gathered five robot soccer World Cup teams and formed a national team to participate. 641 teams from 157 domestic enterprises, 200 universities and research institutions, and 1975 robots gathered at the competition, including industry leaders such as Yushu Technology, Ubiquitous, Xiaomi, and Fuliye Intelligence, as well as universities such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Zhejiang University.
The competition has expanded from the first 26 events to 51 events, including 30 competitive events and 21 scenario events, with a total of 1301 matches. The competition period has been extended from 3 days to 5 days, and the competition time has been adjusted to the afternoon and evening. Cancel the preliminary rounds of the competition system, and include martial arts and sports dance in the competitive competitions; Football has added a 3V3 U19 category, providing more opportunities for young teams to train. In addition, the referee power has been further strengthened. A total of 223 outstanding referees have been selected for this tournament, including 28 international level referees, 75 national level referees, and 120 first level referees. The referee team has increased by 100 compared to the previous edition. The referee team includes international level elite chief referees and senior national level referees, and the arbitration committee will promptly resolve competition disputes.
From a technical perspective, robots will continue to push their limits. In April of this year, the champion time of the Beijing Yizhuang Half Marathon and the Humanoid Robot Half Marathon has been shortened to 50 minutes and 26 seconds, surpassing the human world record. This year's newly added events such as long jump, weightlifting, tug of war, and table tennis are all extreme tests of the robot's body structure and core components.
Faced with the characteristics of multiple events and a long schedule in this competition, the organizing committee has created a "Robot Home" near the venues of different events to meet the pre competition training and charging needs of robots. As a comprehensive sports event featuring humanoid robots as the main participants, this year's sports meet will achieve 5G+WiFi integrated communication to ensure an anti-interference and highly reliable competition environment. In addition, the event has also created a "Robot Street" with intelligent sales, VR movie watching and other scenes, which will bring richer technological experiences to the audience.
The person in charge of the office of the organizing committee of the sports meet introduced, "We have created a embodied intelligent robot management platform. This platform can achieve cross brand and cross model robot management. The purpose is to achieve some breakthroughs in key technologies and fields. In the future, we can solve ultra-low latency, solve multi machine collaboration, and tackle technological breakthroughs in the direction of integrating space, sky, and earth. Ultimately, we can better promote the entry of humanoid robots into human production and life
Scene competition starts first
The scene competition of this year's sports meet has been launched, extending the events to real environments, covering industries, hotels, homes, logistics and other fields. There are also special events for dexterous hands, such as assembly and feeding, housekeeping services, fire rescue, book sorting and other events, all designed for scenes that are "tired, dirty, dangerous, and difficult"; Clever hand tweezers are used to pick up beans, open bottles and pry lids, which is a delicate task that can be seen clearly, held steadily, and done accurately.
In the "Guest Service" competition held in a real hotel setting, more than 10 robot teams challenged three tasks on site within 30 minutes of the competition: luggage handling, room replenishment, and room tidying. From handling suitcases of different sizes, to delivering water, slippers, and organizing bed sheets, the robots' collaborative abilities of "eyes, brain, and hands" were comprehensively tested.
The number of times the robot completes, whether there are any bumps in the middle, and its smoothness will be comprehensively considered and evaluated by the referee, "said the person in charge of the hotel scene competition
By mastering these 'last meter' skills, robots can 'win medals, take orders, and enter the field as soon as they leave the arena,' "said Jiang Guangzhi, Executive Deputy Director of the World Humanoid Robot Games Organizing Committee and Director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology. After the competition rules formed by the event, a considerable part will evolve into practical technical acceptance standards, truly realizing the goal of" setting standards through competitions and promoting production through standards.
It is reported that during the competition, a large number of upstream and downstream partners such as component manufacturers, investment institutions, scene user units, and application service providers will gather at the National Speed Skating Oval "Ice Ribbon" to achieve deep interaction through technical exchanges, product displays, and business negotiations. (Outlook New Era)