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23 humanoid robot teams compete in rescue missions at 2nd WHRG, facing real-world complexity beyond dancing in coordination_我的网站

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    A humanoid robot takes part in a simulated firefighting mission during the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in a real fire brigade in Beijing on August 16, 2026. Photo：Li Hao/ GT
The firefighting final of the emergency management category at the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games (WHRG) was held on Sunday in Beijing, putting 23 teams through a simulated rescue operation designed to test whether humanoid robots can move beyond demonstrations and perform practical tasks in complex real-world environments.
The event comes as Chinese humanoid robots, long known for eye-catching abilities such as running, dancing and music playing, are pushed toward practical applications, including jobs that are dangerous for humans such as emergency rescue.
Unlike the first edition of the WHRG last year, according to the organization committee, this year's scenario-based events emphasize "realistic simulation," with the firefighting competition being held at a fire brigade rather than in a model-room setup. 
The competition simulated a firefighting assignment that required each of the 23 robots to complete three tasks within 30 minutes: identify hazardous materials, shut off valves and operate a fire extinguisher. For the first task, robots had to identify two randomly placed simulated hazardous substances and report their types to judges through returned images. They then had to locate three randomly selected open valves of different types and shut them off before identifying a fire source, finding a fire extinguisher and spraying it until the fire was put out.
Human firefighters were also involved in the event, lighting the fire and observing whether the robots carried out the extinguisher operation correctly.
The competition, however, showed how difficult it remains for robots to perform reliably outside controlled laboratory conditions.
Rain affected the competition, while changes in lighting and the outdoor environments added uncertainty to the robots' visual recognition and manipulation tasks. A team from UniX AI, a company well-known for its robot applications on real-world scenarios and has just raised a new round of 300 million yuan ($ 44.49 million) in late March, completed its run within the allotted time, but its robot moved relatively slowly compared to human firefighters' real practice. When operating the fire extinguisher, its robotic hand had to make two attempts to align with the target.
Of 12 teams competed on Sunday, three finished the challenge. 
Yang Liqi, a representative of the UniX AI team, told the Global Times that the firefighting scenario placed higher demands on both the robot's recognition and manipulation capabilities.
"Rain and lighting conditions can affect the robot, and actual situations are often different from what we simulate in the laboratory," Yang said, noting that this was also one reason why a number of teams were unable to complete their runs on Sunday morning.
The team had programmed the robot to make up to three attempts when operating the extinguisher. "If it sees white smoke after the first attempt, it will not make a second attempt," Yang said.
The difficulty was not simply that whether the robot could move its arm. Humanoid robots rely on different types of joints for different tasks: small, high-precision joints enable delicate hand operations, while high-torque, reliable joints support movement and balance.
A failure at any point of actions and detection could affect the final result. This is precisely where the value of real-world competitions lies, Jin Chenran, a representative of the Tiangong team whose robot only accomplished one of the three tasks, told the Global Times.
"Whether the competition goes smoothly or not, that is the significance of a real-world simulation. Every real-world failure is valuable data that helps humanoid robots toward practical application," Jin said.
Jin further explained that questions like why the robot failed to recognize an object and how its motion-planning system selected the wrong path... Such data can subsequently be used to improve algorithms and train AI models.
The competition also offered a glimpse into the current transitional stage of humanoid robot technology. At the venue, some team members were wearing VR headsets and remotely adjusting their robots shortly before their runs.
Some humanoid robots were seen using omnidirectional wheels instead of feet, while their hands featured multiple joints to enable more precise manipulation. Many teams chose China-developed UBTECH's joint modules for their robots. Its servo actuators cover a wide torque range from 0.2Nm to 200Nm, allowing robots to combine dexterity with strength. Meanwhile, VR teleoperation gives operators a first-person view through the robot's cameras, enabling them to remotely guide movements in real time.
The event comes amid a broader push in China to move humanoid robots and embodied intelligence from laboratories and competition arenas into real production and daily-life environments. In June, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the other departments launched a special program for humanoid robots and embodied intelligence that encouraged applications in practical fields including emergency rescue.
Zhao Weidong, deputy director of the organizing committee office, told the Global Times that the scenario-based competitions are intended to test the progress of humanoid robots from "competition performance" toward "real operational work," including whether they can eventually become intelligent partners for firefighters.
"At present, many simulations of actual operations may still be at an early stage," Zhao said. "But these are an important starting point for enabling robots to truly assist humans in real-world environments, as well as an important source of data and testing."
The ultimate goal, Zhao said, is to push robots into fields where human operations are dangerous and achieve genuine "human-robot complementarity."
。    （新加坡讯）今年牛车水中秋灯饰统一采纳“兔子”为主要装饰，嫦娥与灯笼等元素不多，有公众认为少了传统寓意，有者则指出支持，认为摩登设计可吸引更多公众驻足拍照打卡。距离中秋节还有三周，牛车水街头已换上中秋灯饰装置，散发节庆气息。有别以往采用“嫦娥”、“灯笼”等传统元素体现中秋节寓意，今年牛车水街道以及唐城坊的中秋灯饰统一采纳“兔子”为主要元素进行装饰。其中，唐城坊外的中秋装置以“兔子”、“月亮”为元素，挂上巨大反射镜，营造月空奇幻感。

二 | 牛车水街道则以合家欢庆中秋为主，展现跨世代如何庆佳节。有公众认为，缺乏传统元素带不出中秋典故之寓意，但也有人认为以新方式诠释中秋节主题更加摩登有趣，反而能吸引更多人。今年的牛车水中秋灯饰有大量可爱的兔子，受访公众有的大赞也有一小部分略嫌太多。今年牛车水中秋活动以“跨越世代庆中秋”为主题，融入更多家庭元素。李美娟（51岁，收银员）受访时说，牛车水的节庆灯饰向来备受关注，反映华人文化色彩。“我感觉太多兔子了。

三 | 一般都是嫦娥搭配兔子和月亮，带出嫦娥奔月的中秋典故，现在只有一堆兔子和月亮，和中秋节的关联比较少。”游客穆女士（46岁）带女儿在唐城坊外与中秋装置合影。“看到月亮、兔子，一下就联想到中秋主题，我觉得相比传统装饰，这样的装饰更具新意，中间挂着的反射镜也增加了互动性。我就是被这个反射镜吸引了，刚刚看到很多人拍照打卡。”其他受访公众看法各异，不过较多人认为今年的设计可接受，并期待正式亮灯，届时会再来欣赏。根据牛车水节庆筹委会的文告，今年的牛车水庆中秋活动主题是“跨越世代庆中秋”，在牛车水中心地段的主要灯饰高达8米，展现了一个家庭三代人在月亮和灯笼下，团聚分享中秋节喜悦的画面，以此提醒人民多多陪伴家人。牛车水的中秋节灯饰从星期五（8月30日）至10月2日，每晚7时至午夜12时亮起。牛车水节庆筹委会联合主席白清富告诉《新明日报》，这次的设计着重呈现随着时代变迁，三代人从过去到现在庆祝中秋节习俗的演变，而不变的是家庭和社区间的情谊。另外，设计也尽力在传统和摩登元素上取得平衡，吸引各族群。负责管理唐城坊的公司鹏瑞利（新加坡）商用管理发言人回复询问时说道，今年的设计选择以玉兔为主要亮点，希望能让访客有跟过去不同的新鲜体验。

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