{"id":12544,"date":"2026-02-17T23:45:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12544"},"modified":"2026-02-17T23:45:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:45:49","slug":"humanoid-robots-perform-advanced-martial-arts-at-chinese-new-year-gala-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12544","title":{"rendered":"Humanoid robots perform advanced martial arts at Chinese New Year gala | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Robots perform sophisticated human movements as Beijing sends a message to the world.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">3 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>China\u2019s annual gala on Lunar New Year\u2019s Eve has showcased Beijing\u2019s giant leap in technology as humanoid robots took centre stage to perform a joint martial arts routine featuring several firsts.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s Spring Festival Gala, which aired on Monday on state broadcaster CGTN, has gone viral, drawing nearly half a million views on YouTube.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Two dozen humanoid robots performed the world\u2019s first continuous freestyle table-vaulting parkour, the first aerial flip, continuous single-leg flips, a two-step wall-assisted backflip, and the first 7.5-rotation Airflare grand spin, CGTN reported.<\/p>\n<p>The performance marked a stark contrast with last year\u2019s show, when robots twirled handkerchiefs and performed simple movements.<\/p>\n<p>Four firms \u2013 Unitree, Magiclab, Galbot, and Noetix \u2013 partnered with the gala in deals reportedly worth about 100 million yuan ($14m), according to the South China Morning Post.<\/p>\n<p>The first robots to appear were Noetix\u2019s Bumi models, who performed a comedy sketch. Unitree\u2019s robots later exhibited martial arts alongside child artists, including backflips and trampoline jumps, followed by Magiclab\u2019s humanoids in a musical segment.<\/p>\n<p>Ramesh Srinivasan, an artificial intelligence policy specialist and lecturer at the University of California (UCLA), told Al Jazeera that Beijing is sending a clear \u201cstatement\u201d about its capabilities to the world, and to its US rivals specifically.<\/p>\n<p>The performance highlighted China\u2019s rapid progress in humanoid robotics, an area that sees its longer-term potential in industrial and agricultural applications as the country\u2019s population steadily declines.<\/p>\n<p>It comes weeks since US tech mogul Elon Musk told his first-ever Davos World Economic Forum that he is confident humanoid robots will be sold to the public by the end of next year, and that there will soon be more robots than people.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-is-this-going-to-mean\">\u2018What is this going to mean?\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>These developments raise important questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happens when AI is in these robotic forms?\u201d Srinivasan said. \u201cWhat is this going to mean for working-class people economically? What about the emergence of more and more humanoid robots on the battlefield?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This technology will change \u201cour futures, economically, militarily and even personally, as people turn to robots and AI as therapists, companions and even potential mates\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n<p>The ultimate questions, Srinivasan said, are: \u201cDo we really want this?\u201d, and \u201cWhat are the appropriate domains for these humanoid robots and domains that are inappropriate for us?\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, it\u2019s really about re-investing in the human condition and the ways we want to work with technologies to have a flourishing future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut first and foremost, everyone needs to feel more secure and taken care of, because in the US, AI is more and more disentangling us from one another, and there\u2019s clear research showing that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robots perform sophisticated human movements as Beijing sends a message to the world. 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