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The Chinese STAR1 humanoid robot, powered by high-torque motors and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, is now the fastest in the world.
According to Robot Era, the company that created the record-setting robot, they have “independently developed a humanoid robot body based on proprioceptive drive, using self-developed high-torque density modular joints and integrated structural design, and using advanced materials such as high-strength alloys, carbon fiber and engineering plastics.
“While retaining the beautiful appearance, it has improved the strength and stability of the structure. In terms of intelligence, the company has deployed a large language model, equipped with advanced force control algorithms.”
All of that means that AI hardware used by the STAR1 humanoid robot has a processing power of 275 trillion operations per second (TOPS). By comparison, CNET lists the range of TOPS for an assortment of computer processors being anywhere from 11.5 to 50.
In the video below, Robot Era pits two STAR1 robots against one another in a section of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China. One of the robots, however, was wearing a pair of sneakers, while the other one wasn’t. Guess which one was faster?
It turns out that Robot Era’s 5-foot-7-inch, 143 pound STAR1 humanoid robot, with sneakers on its “feet,” can now run at a speed of a little over 8 miles per hour for a sustained period of 34 minutes.
That beats the old record of 7.4 miles per hour set in March by the Unitree Evolution V3.0 humanoid robot.
And, as we pointed out when that record was set, the average person jogs around 4 to 6 miles per hour and has an average sprinting speed of about 10 to 14 miles per hour.
One would have to assume that speed would go up considerably if a person saw this straight-up nightmare fuel coming after them though…