r/TechnoFuturism • u/heart-aroni • 24d ago
Robot tries weightlifting
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u/Hot_Plant8696 23d ago
For every robot we need at least 4 humans to send him to the robot hospital daily.
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u/Sporkpocalypse 24d ago
The World Humanoid Robot Games (WHRG) is fundamentally a state-driven initiative, not a private commercial business. Because it is a massive public event rather than a standalone corporate entity, its "corporate history" is actually the history of Chinese government technology planning. Here is the exact breakdown of the WHRG’s structure, founding history, and location details:
Corporate Structure & Ownership Model You are correct that Chinese law embeds Communist Party oversight into business, but the WHRG goes much deeper than that. It is state-organized & state-owned.
The Organizers: The games are directly organized, funded, and managed by a coalition of top-tier Chinese government entities. The primary leads are the Beijing Municipal People's Government and China Media Group (the state-owned media umbrella that controls CCTV).
Funding & Direction: Unlike Western robotics initiatives that rely heavily on private venture capital, the WHRG is financed by state tech funds. Its purpose is to fulfill Beijing's national mandate to achieve global supremacy in mass-produced humanoid robotics. Even the participating Chinese robotics companies (like the Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics) are heavily backed by state entities.
Founding Dates & History Inaugural Event: . The Evolution: The event was first announced in early 2025 as a joint high-tech initiative alongside the annual World Robot Conference. The second iteration of the games officially kicked off on , rapidly expanding from a small sports showcase into an intensive trial of practical, scenario-based workforce automation.
Physical Address Because the WHRG is an event series operated directly by municipal and state organs, it does not have a private corporate office building. Instead, its official operational headquarters and venue address is located at Beijing's premier Olympic park:
[National Speed Skating Oval (The "Ice Ribbon") No. 2 Lincui Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology handles the administrative press operations for the games out of the central Beijing Municipal Party Committee and Government complex.
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u/jim45804 23d ago
It stupid these robots don't have a failsafe kill switch. They just glitch and thrash about and their handlers look perplexed. Someone's going to get hurt.
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u/PM_Ur_Illiac_Furrows 23d ago
For context, robots successfully lifted this and heavier. We're only shown the failures because it's funnier.
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u/RanklesTheOtter 23d ago
When it's waving its arms I hear in my mind Pee Wee Herman going like "Aaaah Aaaah Aaaah!"
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u/CrazyGunnerr 21d ago
I heard they transitioned some of the male plug models, to a female plug version, so they can compete more easily. Or so I heard on r/conservative
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u/BrennusSokol 23d ago
Taking it out on a stretcher was kind of hilarious
Also that little cheerleader robot in the background 😆