Osaka, Japan:
The world's first robot marathon started on Thursday in Osaka.
Five competing robots will run 422 times around a 110-yard indoor race track located in Osaka's Asia Pacific Trade Centre.
Of the contestants, two robots from the Vstone manufacturer, that is also the race organiser, got off to the best start.
Vstone chief executive officer Yamato Nobuo was reasonably confident of victory.
"Making a simple calculation, there is a possibility that they will reach the goal by Saturday morning. It is very unlikely that they will finish before then. At the latest they will finish on Sunday morning," said, Nobuo
The organisers hope that in the future the marathon will turn into an international competition similar in scale to the Robo Cup, the annual robot soccer World Cup.
Five competing robots will run 422 times around a 110-yard indoor race track located in Osaka's Asia Pacific Trade Centre.
Of the contestants, two robots from the Vstone manufacturer, that is also the race organiser, got off to the best start.
Vstone chief executive officer Yamato Nobuo was reasonably confident of victory.
"Making a simple calculation, there is a possibility that they will reach the goal by Saturday morning. It is very unlikely that they will finish before then. At the latest they will finish on Sunday morning," said, Nobuo
The organisers hope that in the future the marathon will turn into an international competition similar in scale to the Robo Cup, the annual robot soccer World Cup.
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