Robo Runner Robots like Robovie-PC will be used to run the first ever robot marathon.
Marathoners may sometimes seem like robots, with their single-minded focus and obsessive dedication to finishing their goal.
Some actual robots in Japan are gearing up for amarathon of their own.
The research firm Vstone is putting together the world’s first robot marathon, involving 422 laps around a 100meter track. Imagine this little robo-scurry on a 42-kilometer scale.
like Singularity Hub points out, it’s more like a robot NASCAR, because the rules allow competitors to replace worn parts and count the entire time, including stops, in the robot’s official score.
The total distance is 26.2 miles, so odds are some robot feet, gears and motors may be wearing out.
The Robovie will be a tough competitor, with its 20 degrees of freedom and 1.3 megapixel headcam, which helps it navigate. The robot’s 1.6 GHz processor gives it the computing power of a standard PC, and it can connect to the Internet.
It might not be as fun as a ballet or a robo soccer game, but endurance trials can help test robots’ durability, which will probably be more important than a single trick once we welcome them into our lives.
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