At the 2026 World Robot Conference Forum, held in Beijing from August 19-22, Wang He, founder and Chief Technology Officer of Galaxy General Robotics and a researcher at Peking University, discussed demonstrating and fully realizing the value of humanoid bodies in practical scenarios.
He highlighted that in March of this year, the team achieved the world's first fully autonomous humanoid robot tennis demonstration. During this task, the robot maintained full-body balance throughout the match while precisely controlling its wrist movements.
This precise wrist control enabled the robot to strike the ball within the racket's optimal hitting zone, ensuring high-quality return shots. Building on this, the robot could also execute strategic intentions, employing tactics such as alternating side-to-side and front-to-back shots to defeat its human opponent.
Consequently, the combination of low-level whole-body control with high-level strategic gameplay capabilities fully showcased the core competencies of humanoid robots. Once released, this achievement sparked global discussion overseas.
Elon Musk was among the first to comment on the work, calling it "insane." Subsequently, an independent researcher proposed that this achievement signified the arrival of the "ALPHA GO moment" in the field of sports, a viewpoint that Musk also quickly endorsed.
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