A Chinese Robot Just Entered a Skyscraper Marathon in Seoul — Because No Korean Robot Was Good Enough

Sleek white humanoid robot in running gear standing at the bottom of a skyscraper stairwell looking up at 123 floors of stairs stretching to a vanishing point, representing robot ROI competing in Lotte World Tower stair climb

Every April, hundreds of athletes gather at thebase of Lotte World Tower in Seoul —555 meters tall, 123 floors —and race each other to the top. 2,917 stairs. Straight up. This year, one of the competitors doesn’t have lungs. Meet ROI — The Steel Marathon Runner ROI is a Unitree G1 humanoid robot,manufactured in China. … Read more