Robots race up China’s sacred Mount Tai carrying eggs and watermelons

BEIJING, Nov 2 — Dozens of robots took on more than 3,000 steps up one of China’s most famous peaks Monday, carrying eggs and watermelons in a race organisers billed as a test of real-world machine endurance, state media showed.

For hundreds of years, Mount Tai — the tallest peak in China’s eastern Shandong province — was an important pilgrimage for Chinese emperors and features prominently in Chinese mythology.

But the rugged terrain would prove a stern test for some competitors. One humanoid robot wearing a bandana collapsed in a heap on the cobbled route before engineers rushed in to repair it, while another tumbled down a flight of stairs and came to rest beside a rubbish bin.

The Unesco World Heritage site hosted technologies of the future as part of a new World Mountain Robot Challenge, footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed.

Over a 3.9-kilometre (2.4-mile) course with more than 600 metres (1,970 feet) of ascent, robots and their engineers from around 90 teams were tasked with either completing the route as fast as possible or transporting fragile goods like fresh eggs and watermelons to the summit.

A canine robot made by Beijing Lingyi Technology — a subsidiary of industry giant Unitree — completed the course in 43 minutes, 41 seconds, to win the four-legged speed category.

Most tourists take at least two hours to complete the route, according to CCTV.

The fastest humanoid robot — belonging to Beijing-based team Zhishen Lingyue — completed a shorter race course in 27 minutes and 26 seconds.

Organisers called Mount Tai’s rocky terrain a “natural extreme testing ground” that could help train robots for real-world use, local media reported.

The race, organised by the state-run China Media Group, featured cash prizes for winners in several categories, including the fastest robots and the best load-carrying four-legged machine. — AFP

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北京，11月2日——据官方媒体报道，周一，数十台机器人攀登了中国最著名的山峰之一，行程超过3000级台阶，它们携带鸡蛋和西瓜参加比赛，组织者称这是一次对机器在现实世界中耐力的测试。

数百年来，泰山——中国山东省最高峰——一直是中国皇帝的重要朝圣地，并在中国神话中占有重要地位。

但崎岖的地形对一些参赛者来说将是一次严峻的考验。一个戴着头巾的人形机器人倒在鹅卵石路上，工程师们赶紧上前修理；另一个机器人则从楼梯上滚落，最终停在垃圾桶旁边。

国家电视台中央电视台的画面显示，联合国教科文组织世界遗产地举办了新一届世界山地机器人挑战赛，展示了未来科技。

在全长 3.9 公里（2.4 英里）、爬升超过 600 米（1970 英尺）的赛道上，来自大约 90 个团队的机器人及其工程师的任务是尽快完成路线，或者将新鲜鸡蛋和西瓜等易碎物品运送到山顶。

北京凌逸科技（行业巨头优尼特瑞的子公司）制造的犬类机器人以 43 分 41 秒的成绩完成了比赛，赢得了四足机器人速度类别的冠军。

据央视报道，大多数游客至少需要两个小时才能走完这条路线。

速度最快的人形机器人——属于北京智神凌月团队——用时 27 分 26 秒完成了较短的赛道。

据当地媒体报道，组织者称泰山崎岖的地形是“天然的极限试验场”，可以帮助训练机器人用于现实世界。

这场由官方媒体中华民国广播电视台主办的比赛，为多个类别的优胜者设立了现金奖励，其中包括速度最快的机器人和载重能力最强的四足机器人。——法新社

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