"Iron Fist": Unitree plans boxing match between humanoid robots
Unitree wants to pit two robots against each other in a live boxing match. A video gives a first taste of what's to come.
Two humanoid G1 robots from Unitree fight with each other.
(Image: Unitree Robotics (Screenshot))
The Chinese robotics company Unitree Robotics is planning to live-stream a boxing match between two of its humanoid robots, as Unitree announced on X on Thursday. Unitree apparently wants to use the smaller G1 robots for the fight. In a video, the company has already demonstrated how a robot fights a human and one of its own kind.
Unitree has announced that the robot versus robot fight, entitled "Unitree Iron Fist King: Awakening!", will take place "in about a month". The boxing event will then be streamed live. Unitree is not providing any more information for the time being. It is unclear which type of humanoid robot Unitree will use for the fight. There is a choice between the 1.32 m tall Unitree G1 and the significantly more powerful, approximately 1.8 m tall Unitree H1.
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In a video, the authenticity of which Unitree confirms, the robotics company already demonstrates what such a battle could look like. First, Unitree shows a G1 robot sparring with a human. This is still a little bumpy. The G1 is not particularly quick to react, but gets up again immediately after being knocked down. The biggest problem still seems to be reacting to actions, such as dodging blows and keeping its balance after being hit. In a second sequence, G1 fights G1. The picture here is similar.
Improved full-body movement control
Unitree has improved the full-body movement control and taught the robot human-like walking, dancing, a few moves from well-known athletes and a kung fu trick. However, the robot's boxing training does not yet seem to have reached the end of the line. It can be assumed that Unitree will make a few more improvements before the announced fight.
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Unitree uses a motion data set created using LAFAN1 motion capture technology as the basis for full-body control. The motion dataset enables lifelike movements, taking into account the end-position constraints of the robot actuators, joint positions and speed limits.
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