The Asian Games in Hangzhou are in full swing. On the discus field, sharp-eyed netizens discovered several robot dogs. This is the first time in the world that mechanical dogs have been used to transport sports equipment on the field. As you can see in the video, they transport the discus from the drop point to a designated position near the sidelines. There is a slot on the back of the robot dog that can withstand a standard discus of 1 to 2 kilograms.
The staff only needs to place the discus on the slot, and then immediately control the robot dog to transport the discus back to the starting point. The average distance of each round-trip transportation is about 120 meters. Based on 60 round trips per game, one can run 7,200 meters for someone, which is equivalent to running 18 laps around a football field.
It is believed that with the development of machine intelligence, more and more high-tech mechanical dogs will appear in various competition venues.