A number of robots are already taking the sports world by storm, from a four-legged robotic goalkeeper to Google's AI ping-pong champion.
A number of robots are already taking the sports world by storm, from a four-legged robotic goalkeeper to Google's AI ping-pong champion.
Now, it seems that robots are preparing to confront professionals in boxing, as a disturbing video clip showed a huge robot wrestling with a human, and delivering some impressive punches to it.
The robot, called Nadia, is described as "the next generation of machines with a humanoid structure for the next generation of robots."
The footage raised concerns among many viewers, with one commenting: “Wait until the robot gets a brain and hits you for real.”
Nadia is the brainchild of researchers at IHMC Robotics and Boardwalk Robotics.
“The robot is named after the famous gymnast Nadia Comaneci, as a nod to the ultimate design goal – achieving human range of motion,” IHMC explains on its website.
The robot is designed to be flexible and has 29 joints, providing some of the highest ranges of motion of any robot to date.
In the final video, this amazing range of movement is showcased via a boxing display.
In this case, the robot is controlled remotely by a researcher wearing a virtual reality headset and controllers, although developers say it could be fully autonomous in the future.
IHMC Robotics says Nadia's broader goal is to develop "highly mobile ground robots that can operate in indoor environments." The robot can be used in a number of sectors, including firefighting, disaster response and bomb disposal.
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