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Robovie-PC - 40cm (16 inches) tall with a weight of 2.4kg (5.3 pounds) - took an unlikely lead with just a few laps to go when rival Robovie-PC Lite faltered, squandering a comfortable lead. It crossed the finish line on Saturday, after a grueling 54 hours, 57 minutes and 50.26 seconds - more than two days running non-stop on the track.
The 26-mile (42km) race involved 423 laps of an indoor track at an average speed of 0.77 km/h.
The robots can have batteries and motors replaced during the race but if they fall over they have to get up on their own and they do - watch the video and you'll see them do just that with amazing dexterity.
After the tight finish, both robots waved their arms and bowed to an enthusiastic crowd of clapping spectators.
[media]
]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lC956aIZWw&feature=related[/media]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12589607
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/first-robot-marathon-ends-with-great-finale
The 26-mile (42km) race involved 423 laps of an indoor track at an average speed of 0.77 km/h.
The robots can have batteries and motors replaced during the race but if they fall over they have to get up on their own and they do - watch the video and you'll see them do just that with amazing dexterity.
After the tight finish, both robots waved their arms and bowed to an enthusiastic crowd of clapping spectators.
[media]
]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lC956aIZWw&feature=related[/media]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12589607
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/first-robot-marathon-ends-with-great-finale
