China’s Unitree to livestream world’s first robot boxing match, G1 humanoids to take part
Unitree has announced that it is planning to livestream what could be the world’s first robot boxing match very soon.
Chinese robotics company Unitree has announced that it will soon livestream a boxing match between two humanoid robots. According to reports, the company plans to use a pair of G1 robots for the fight.
Unitree has already released a promotional video to support the announcement, showing its robots sparing with a human and another robot. The company has announced that the robot-versus-robot fight, entitled “Unitree Iron Fist King: Awakening!” will take place “in about a month.”
No other information has been released about the planned fight. It is also unclear exactly which models of Unitree’s robots will be used for the match.
The 4.3-foot (1.32 m) tall Unitree G1 is the most likely candidate for the fight. Another option is the company’s H1 model, which stands at 5 feet 11 inches (1.8 meters) and could also appear.
Robot boxing is now a thing
This model features greater computing power and smoother motion control; it’s considered the company’s flagship robot. Whatever the case, the promo video that Unitree released gives us a flavor of what such a fight could look like.
As previously mentioned, the first section of the video shows a Unitree robot fighting a human opponent.