AI – powered humanoid robots recently competed in a fighting competition in China. Here are the details:
Basic Information of the Competition
Competition Name: CMG World Robot Competition – Series Competition Mecha Fighting Ring Competition.
Time and Place: The competition was held at the Hangzhou International Expo Center on the evening of May 25, 2025. It was hosted by the Education Program Center, Zhejiang General Station, and the Technology Bureau of China Media Group.
Participants: Four teams from different fields controlled the G1 humanoid robots independently developed by Unitree to compete.
Characteristics of the Robots
Appearance and Size: The G1 robot is 130 cm tall and weighs 35 kg. It wears headgear and gloves in four colors: red, pink, green, and black.
Technical Performance: It is equipped with a depth – camera – based visual system with a 180 – degree wide – angle view, a battery with a two – hour 续航，and a maximum moving speed of 2 m/s. It also has the ability to quickly recover balance and stand up autonomously.
Competition Rules
Scoring System: The competition adopts a points – based system, with three rounds in total, and each round lasts two minutes. A punch to the head or torso scores 1 point, and a kick to the head scores 3 points. If a robot falls, it will lose 5 points, and if it is down for more than 8 seconds, it will lose 10 points, and the round will end.
Competition Process and Results
Competition Process: In the competition, the robots showed a variety of difficult moves such as straight punches, hooks, and side kicks. They fought against each other, and there were scenes of knocking down and getting up.
Results: Eventually, the “AI Strategist” robot controlled by operator Lu Xin defeated its opponents with a total – score advantage and won the title of the world’s first “humanoid robot boxing champion” and the “Fighting Star” award.
Significance of the Competition
Technical Aspect: The competition is a test of the technical maturity of domestic humanoid robots. It reflects the breakthroughs of domestic robot technology in motion control, environmental perception, and decision – making algorithms. The robots show strong stability, balance, and agility, and their technical indicators are close to the international advanced level.
Industrial Aspect: It reflects the strategic layout of China’s robot industry to “promote production through competition”. High – exposure competitions can increase industry attention and become a “touchstone” for testing technical landing capabilities. At the same time, it also shows the “breaking – the – circle effect” from competition to industry, extending to robot football, basketball, and other events, forming a “science – culture – tourism” integrated experience scene.
Future Development Aspect: The holding of this competition indicates that humanoid robot competitions are moving from the laboratory to the public view, opening up new ideas for the commercialization of robot competitions. It also provides a bridge for robot technology to move from the laboratory to daily life.
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