AMAZING footage shows the moment the first humanoid robot climbs the Great Wall of China.
The video, released earlier this week, featured the XBot-L exploring the iconic tourist site.
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In a chilling display of the advancement of AI and technology, the robot displays remarkable navigating skills and intelligence as it walks over the uneven and broken pavement of the Great Wall.
It easily handled stairs and even performed tai-chi – a Chinese martial art – moves once it reached the wall’s guard towers.
The humanoid robot was designed and built by Robot Era.
Reinforced learning technology helped the machine accomplish the great feat, they said.
Yue Xi, co-founder of Robot Era, said: “Algorithms help to strengthen the robot’s perceptive and decision-making capacity in the face of unfamiliar terrains.
“The robot thus can recognize complex road conditions and adjust its walking stance in a timely manner.”
The robot was installed with advanced navigational and balancing systems.
In the video, it has duct tape wrapped around its midsection which could be a quick fix by engineers to ensure the robot remains stable during the climb.
This is a stark reminder that even the most advanced technology sometimes requires DIY methods to transition from the lab to the real world.
Although Robot Era’s latest success won’t significantly advance robotics it does promote the company’s humanoid project.
The company hoped by showing its latest tech in one of the world’s most iconic spots, it would begin to normalise the presence of robots in everyday settings.
Machines, such as the XBot-L, are becoming increasingly more common.
In the future, we could see humanoid robots accomplishing more difficult tasks and exploring more hard-to-reach areas.
The XBot-L’s journey up the Great Wall of China has revealed that machines are capable of doing almost anything humans can do, according to tech experts.
It comes after a Chinese automaker released chilling footage of an AI robot making sure cars are safe to drive inside its factory.
And the world’s first AI hospital where robots can treat 3,000 patients a day was unveiled in China.