<p>The machines began the non-stop race on a 100-metre indoor track in the western city of Osaka after doing knee bends or raising their hands to greet spectators.<br /><br />The bipedal robots—the tallest of which measures 44 cm—must complete 423 laps to reach their goal.<br /><br />The “Robo Mara Full” race is organised by Vstone Co, a robot technology firm based in the western industrial city, in cooperation with the Osaka prefectural government. Competitors are allowed to change batteries and the so-called servomotors which control the robots’ speed and other functions. Robovie-PC from Vstone led the race at the start.</p>
<p>The machines began the non-stop race on a 100-metre indoor track in the western city of Osaka after doing knee bends or raising their hands to greet spectators.<br /><br />The bipedal robots—the tallest of which measures 44 cm—must complete 423 laps to reach their goal.<br /><br />The “Robo Mara Full” race is organised by Vstone Co, a robot technology firm based in the western industrial city, in cooperation with the Osaka prefectural government. Competitors are allowed to change batteries and the so-called servomotors which control the robots’ speed and other functions. Robovie-PC from Vstone led the race at the start.</p>
