Name: Unitree G1 Humanoid Robot Boxing: All the WILDEST Highlights
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The world's first kickboxing tournament exclusively featuring humanoid robots just took place in China.

Here's everything we know about this first-of-its-kind robot rumble and of course, all the best highlights.

Six different robots slugged it out for the top spot, each with a team of human operators outside the ring giving robots commands via remote control.

The robots were armed with several different combat moves that Unitrix says came from external experts who provided reference data for training.

These moves include straight punches, hooks, uppercuts, a roundhouse kick, front knee, and what looks to me like a front kick or push kick.

Martial arts experts, let us know down in the comments which one you think it is.

The robots are also able to pivot and move around, as well as stand up from a fall.

In the opening match, it was blue versus purple, with the other robots standing in the corners of the ring cheering on the robot-on-robot carnage.

While it's humans calling the shots from the sidelines, the robots themselves must maintain their balance while taking punches and performing kicks and knees that sometimes force them onto one leg.

Unitrix says this was achieved by a combination of sensors in the robot which feeded information on its body position, as well as AI reinforcement learning performed in simulation.

The robot in the blue took a spill while attempting to knee the purple robot, but was able to  Shortly after that, the purple robot seemed to lose its balance while throwing a combo, falling over the ropes lining the ring.

And this won't be the last time one of these robot fighters gets tangled up in the rope.

The next round saw the black-clad robot, named AI Strategist, facing off against the robot in pink, known as the Silk Artisan.

While it took these robots a second to find each other on the battlefield, eventually they locked in, resulting in one of the most devastating clashes of the entire event.

AI Strategist took the first fall when a kick threw it off balance, but it was back on its feet and taunting its opponent in no time.

In the next round, the Silk Artisan got its leg caught on the AI Strategist, causing it to stumble, but it stayed on its feet.

Both sides landed some good hits, trading blows.

In the next round, Black delivered a devastating knee to Pink, but it wasn't enough to keep the Silk Artisan down.

The faceoff came to a brutal conclusion, when Pink went for a right hook, as Black went for the knee, throwing the Silk Artisan off balance and sending its legs all over the place in a finisher that looks like it belongs in a Mortal Kombat video game.

AI Strategist celebrated the devastating blow by falling face-first over the Silk Artisan in a nail-biting conclusion to a thrilling match.

In the penultimate bout, Power Core Guardian in green went punch-for-punch with Armored Mulan in red.

Green took the first fall when a kick went wrong, but it was back on its feet in no time.

The green team was feeling confident, taunting red repeatedly.

At one point, the robots got stuck together, needing to be pulled apart by the referee.

The final round saw AI Strategist facing off against Power Core Guardian.

Once again, we saw the robots get stuck together and need to be separated.

Green took the first fall while attempting to knee the robot in black, but came back strong, seeming totally unmoved by what appeared to be a powerful kick from AI Strategist.

As the match heated up, the robots traded taunts and blows.

A well-timed punch from the black team put the green robot on its back.

Another well-timed right hook put green down again.

It wasn't looking good for the green team, but green had one more big push left in it.

A jab from green caught AI Strategist in the middle of a kick, throwing the robot off balance and sending it stumbling into the ropes where it got tangled up.

Green fought with a lot of whatever the robot equivalent of heart is, but it wasn't enough.

AI Strategist took home the top prize at the China Media Group World Robot Tournament Mecha Combat Arena.

The G1 Humanoid Robot comes in several different models, and for this competition, Unitree was showcasing the top-of-the-line EDU model with added combat control.

Unitree says the G1 Humanoid Robot can be controlled by remote control, voice command, or motion sensing control.

Remote controls were used in this competition for ease of use and to minimize latency.

However, Unitree has shown video of its robots throwing punches, kicks, and taunts with voice commands.

What do you think about Unitree's robot combat?

Real steel IRL or Terminators in the making?

And if you want to see me get behind the controls of one of these Unitree G1 Humanoid Robots, you can check out our video from CES right here.

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