DEEP Robotics' humanoid traffic robot helps police at the Hangzhou Marathon
DEEP Robotics says its bipedal traffic robot Hangxing No.2, built on the company's 178 cm DR02 humanoid, worked the Hangzhou Marathon on Nov. 1 alongside Hangzhou traffic police. At four points around Huanglong Sports Center, with 36,000 runners in the race, it held intersections, patrolled preset routes, warned jaywalkers and cars cutting in with voice prompts and hand signals, and answered questions, the company and Chinese state media say.
The company says the robot stops or detours around people, goes into safe standby when its path is blocked, and assists police rather than replacing them. Before the race it was tested in rain at West Lake district intersections in early October and at a 37,000-person concert on Oct. 25, where remote takeover was also tested.
Neither the company nor state media said how much of the marathon work was autonomous and how much relied on remote control.
Why it matters
Marathons give humanoid robots a crowded, real-world job with clear, repetitive tasks, which DEEP Robotics calls a good first scenario for robots. Traffic-police robots also worked Beijing's Yizhuang Half Marathon in April, Global Times says.
About the footage: Not stated: company says it patrols autonomously on preset routes; remote takeover was tested
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- @globaltimesnews on X (Global Times, Chinese state media)
- Global Times (Chinese state media): Humanoid robot traffic police on duty at 2026 Hangzhou Marathon
- China News Service (Chinese state media), in Chinese
- DEEP Robotics statement as reported by 10jqka, in Chinese
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