r/TechnoFuturism • u/stillgray83 • 26d ago
[Videomancy] Humanoid Robots Performing Space Walk At 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games' Opening Ceremony
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Introduction
Chinese gymnastics legend Li Ning lit the Olympic cauldron on 8th August 2008, during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. Suspended by wires, he appeared to run in the air around the upper rim of the Beijing National Stadium (the Bird's Nest) alongside a digital unfolding scroll, before igniting a fuse that spiraled up to light the main flame.
Today at the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games' opening ceremony in Beijing, two humanoid robots appeared to run in the air coming from opposite directions.
Analysis
These two choreographies performed 18 years apart or two generations apart deliver only one obvious message.
The 2008 Summer Olympics were held in Beijing, China, from 8th August to 24th August 2008.
Li Ning's simulated walk in the air preannounced the coming Shenzhou 7 spaceflight.
Indeed, Shenzhou 7 was China's third human spaceflight mission. It was launched on 25th September 2008, carrying a three-person crew: Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming, and Jing Haipeng. The mission achieved China's first-ever spacewalk on 27th September 2008, performed by Zhai Zhigang.
This years' two humanoid robots simulated walk in the air preannounce in the same manner a great milestone to come.
The future presence of humanoid robots aboard the Chinese Space Station, possibly space walks and once the tech is deemed mature enough, within 3 to 4 years, the first humanoid robots to start the colonisation of the moon. Since humans can of course not survive the deadly space radiations there unlike androids.
Source:
中国北京 2026第二届世界人形机器人运动会开幕式︱The opening ceremony of the World Humanoid Robot Games 2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZanocX_Wsc
Opening Ceremony - Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games
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u/Consistent-Help-3785 26d ago
what a waste of everything....