说到人工智能和机器人的发展速度，昨天北京发生的事可能是今年最好的例子。Speaking of the speed of AI and robotics development, what happened yesterday in Beijing might be the best example this year.
一个人形机器人跑完了二十一公里的半马拉松。A humanoid robot finished a 21-kilometer half marathon.
用时五十分二十六秒。In 50 minutes and 26 seconds.
比人类世界纪录快了差不多七分钟。About seven minutes faster than the human world record.
人类的半马拉松世界纪录是五十七分二十秒。The human half marathon world record is 57 minutes and 20 seconds.
是乌干达选手Kiplimo在里斯本创造的。Created by Ugandan runner Kiplimo in Lisbon.
现在一个中国的机器人把这个纪录甩在了身后。Now a Chinese robot has left this record in the dust.
我们来说说这个比赛到底是怎么回事。Let's talk about what this race was all about.
这个比赛叫"北京人形机器人半马拉松"。This race is called the "Beijing Humanoid Robot Half Marathon."
在北京南边的亦庄举行。Held in Yizhuang in southern Beijing.
亦庄是北京的经济技术开发区。Yizhuang is Beijing's Economic and Technological Development Zone.
很多机器人公司和人工智能公司都在那里。Many robotics and AI companies are based there.
今年是第二届。This is the second year.
去年是第一次。Last year was the first.
今年有一百一十二个团队参加。This year 112 teams participated.
去年只有二十三个。Last year only 23.
增长了接近五倍。Nearly five times the growth.
一共有三百多个机器人上了赛道。Over 300 robots were on the track.
还有一万两千名人类跑步者同场竞技。Plus 12,000 human runners competing alongside.
但是人和机器人是分开跑的。But humans and robots ran on separate tracks.
各自有各自的赛道。Each on their own lane to prevent collisions.
免得发生碰撞。Each robot team had technicians following behind.
每个机器人团队都有技术人员跟着。They drove golf carts behind the robots.
他们开着高尔夫球车跟在后面。The carts had stretchers and wheelchairs on board.
车上还带着担架和轮椅。In case the robots "got injured."
以防机器人"受伤"。Yes, robots can get injured too.
是的机器人也会受伤。Or rather, they fall, lose parts, or crash their systems.
或者说会摔倒、零件掉落、系统崩溃。The race winner was called "Lightning."
赢得比赛的机器人叫"闪电"。Developed by Chinese phone company Honor.
是中国手机公司荣耀做的。Yes, the Honor that makes smartphones.
对就是做手机的那个荣耀。Lightning is red.
闪电是红色的。169 centimeters tall.
身高一米六九。Legs 90 to 95 centimeters long.
腿长九十到九十五厘米。Specifically designed to mimic the stride of elite human distance runners.
专门设计来模仿精英人类跑步运动员的步态。It uses liquid cooling technology from Honor's smartphones.
它还使用了荣耀手机上的液冷散热技术。Keeping the robot cool during high-intensity movement.
让机器人在高强度运动中保持凉爽。Preventing overheating.
不会过热。Lightning finished 21 kilometers in 50 minutes and 26 seconds.
闪电跑完二十一公里用了五十分二十六秒。About seven minutes faster than the human world record.
比人类世界纪录快了差不多七分钟。And it wasn't just Lightning alone.
而且不只是闪电一个。Honor's team swept the top three spots.
荣耀的团队包揽了前三名。All three robots used autonomous navigation.
三个全部是自主导航的。Meaning they found their own way and decided how to run.
就是说没有人在后面用遥控器控制。Nobody controlling them remotely.
机器人自己看路，自己决定怎么跑。About 40% of all robots in the race were autonomous.
整个比赛里大概百分之四十的机器人是自主导航。The remaining 60% still needed human remote control.
剩下的百分之六十还是需要人遥控。But last year during the first race.
但是去年第一届的时候。How much time did the fastest robot use?
跑得最快的机器人用了多少时间呢？Two hours and forty minutes.
两个小时四十分钟。Two hours and forty minutes.
两个小时四十分钟。This year fifty minutes.
今年五十分钟。In one year, performance improved by three times.
一年的时间进步了三倍。This number you need to really think about.
这个数字你要好好想一想。Because in human sports history.
因为在人类的运动史上。The half marathon going from two and a half hours to fifty minutes.
半马拉松从两个半小时跑到五十分钟。Took about a hundred years.
用了差不多一百年。Robots did it in one year.
机器人用了一年。Of course the race wasn't all serious.
当然比赛不全是严肃的。There were also many funny moments.
也有很多搞笑的场面。One robot face-planted about 60 meters after the start.
有一个机器人刚起跑大概六十米就摔了个脸朝地。Smack.
啪。Face down on the ground.
趴在地上了。Then the technicians rushed over.
然后技术人员赶紧跑过来。Used packing tape to stick its upper body together.
用包装胶带把它的上半身粘好。Then it stood up and kept running.
然后它站起来继续跑。Finished the full 21 kilometers held together with tape.
用胶带粘着跑完了全程二十一公里。This image was shared countless times online.
这个画面在网上被转了无数次。Another robot crossed the finish line.
还有一个机器人跑过了终点线。Mission complete.
任务完成了。But it didn't know how to stop.
但是它不知道怎么停下来。It ran straight into the bushes on the side.
直接跑到了旁边的灌木丛里。Crashed into a tree.
摔进了一棵树。Successfully crossing the line then immediately crashing.
成功冲线然后立刻出事。This kind of scene was also very amusing.
这种场面也很有喜感。There was also a very small robot called "Xiao Pai."
还有一个特别小的机器人叫"小派"。Only about 60 centimeters tall.
大概只有六十厘米高。It's a companion robot.
它是一个陪伴型机器人。Not designed for running.
不是跑步用的。But it also joined the race.
但它也参加了比赛。It was holding a baby bottle.
它手里拿着一个奶瓶。Bouncing forward step by step.
一蹦一跳地往前跑。Like a baby learning to walk.
非常可爱。The whole crowd was laughing.
全场的观众都在笑。The fastest human runner was Zhao Haijie.
跑得最快的人类选手是赵海杰。He ran one hour seven minutes and forty-seven seconds.
他跑了一个小时七分四十七秒。A reporter asked him what it felt like running alongside robots.
记者问他跟机器人同场跑步是什么感觉。He said something.
他说了一句话。"It just went whoosh right past me."
就像一阵风。While you're still catching your breath.
在你还在喘气的时候。It's already disappeared ahead.
它已经消失在了前方。What is the significance of this race?
这个比赛的意义是什么？Looking at the big picture, China now has over 150 humanoid robot companies.
往大了说，中国现在有一百五十多家人形机器人公司。The government has a tech plan for 2026 to 2030.
政府有一个二零二六到二零三零年的科技计划。Including brain chips, quantum computing, and robot-powered factories.
里面包括脑机芯片、量子计算和机器人驱动的工厂。The Chinese government sees humanoid robots as the next strategic industry.
中国政府把人形机器人视为下一个战略产业。Just like electric vehicles a decade ago.
就像十年前的电动汽车一样。First comes policy support.
先有政策支持。Then companies flood in.
然后企业蜂拥而入。Then prices drop and technology matures.
然后价格下降技术成熟。Finally products go to the whole world.
最后产品走向全世界。This path was already proven once with EVs.
这个路径在电动车上已经验证了一次。Now robots might be next.
现在机器人可能是下一个。One spectator who came to watch was Liu Yanli.
有一个来看比赛的观众叫刘燕丽。She is a middle-aged woman.
她是一个中年女性。She said something.
她说了一句话。"For those of us in middle age, this gives us a great sense of security for the future."
"对我们这些中年人来说，这让我们对未来感到很有安全感。She might be thinking.
她可能在想。If robots can help do many things in the future.
如果以后机器人可以帮忙做很多事。Moving stuff, delivering packages, caring for the elderly.
搬东西、送快递、照顾老人。Life would be much easier.
生活会轻松很多。But some people think about another question.
但是也有人会想另一个问题。If robots run faster than people.
如果机器人跑得比人快。And do things better than people.
做事也比人好。Then what do people do?
那人干什么？This question doesn't have an answer for now.
这个问题暂时没有答案。But yesterday on Beijing's track.
但昨天在北京的赛道上。There was at least one answer.
至少有一个答案。Humans can laugh.
人类可以笑。Laugh at the robot that fell and finished with tape.
笑那个摔了以后用胶带粘着跑的机器人。Laugh at the robot that crossed the finish and ran into the bushes.
笑那个冲过终点跑进灌木丛的机器人。Laugh at the little robot bouncing along with a baby bottle.
笑那个拿着奶瓶一蹦一跳的小机器人。Robots run faster than us.
机器人跑得比我们快。But they still can't laugh.
至少目前不会。What will the third race look like next year?
明年第三届比赛会是什么样？Nobody knows.
没有人知道。But at this year's rate of progress.
但按照今年的进步速度。Maybe next year robots won't just run.
也许明年机器人不只会跑。They'll fix themselves too.
还会自己修自己。They won't need tape anymore.
不再需要胶带了。No more tape needed.
