On April 19th, the 2026 Beijing Yizhuang Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon will start shooting. From this year's actual combat, it can be seen that the overall ability of humanoid robots has significantly evolved in the past year: last year, "remote control running" was the main focus, and this year, "autonomous running" teams account for 40%, with large-scale "autonomous running" becoming the biggest highlight; Last year it was a single performance move, but this year it has developed the ability to adapt to more complex environments. Behind this is a series of continuous technological breakthroughs, including spatiotemporal intelligence, artificial intelligence, motion control, etc., which have built a key foundation for the development of embodied intelligence industry and pushed robots from the laboratory to the real world. Many people still remember that last year, the vast majority of robots relied on remote control, with technicians following and controlling them at the same time. On the other hand, this year, when robots get rid of remote controls, how can they achieve autonomous running? This requires robots to independently complete positioning, path planning, motion control, and real-time decision-making in an open urban environment of 21.0975 kilometers. ”Wu Liang, the person in charge of the strategic cooperation of Qianxun Positional Tailored Intelligence, which provides timing and positioning support for the competition, said, "In the scenario of long-distance high-speed running outside the room, the robot must accurately know its position. Once the positioning deviates, it may run off track or even collide with the fence." In this competition, more than two-thirds of the autonomous racing team robots were equipped with Qianxun Positional's Beidou "Spatiotemporal Intelligent Three Body Kit". The "Space Time Intelligent Three Body Kit" provides integrated services of satellite ground integration, cloud core integration, and software hardware integration, helping robots quickly acquire centimeter level positioning, stable orientation, and attitude perception capabilities, ensuring precise execution of path planning and motion control, and assisting them in remote control and autonomous running. In addition to providing robots with the spatiotemporal intelligence required for autonomous navigation, Qianxun Position has also partnered with the organizing committee to equip all participating robots with Qianxun Beidou spatiotemporal intelligent shoulder badges. This shoulder badge will transmit real-time information such as the position, speed, mileage, and time of the robot on the track to the event timing system for summary and analysis. The event organizing committee can then grasp the precise position and motion status of each "robot player" in real time, ensuring more accurate and reliable competition timing, ranking, and process management, and assisting in event scheduling management and post event technical analysis. It is reported that the scale of this competition has expanded nearly fivefold, attracting over a hundred teams from 13 provinces across the country, covering top enterprises such as Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, Honor, Yushu, and Songyan Power, as well as diverse entities such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, and research institutes, and expanding five overseas teams; The technology types cover two categories: autonomous navigation and remote control, with autonomous navigation accounting for about 40%. The number of participants, scope of participation, and technology types have all reached a historical high. This competition is jointly hosted by the Beijing Municipal People's Government, China Central Radio and Television Station, China Electronics Society, and World Robot Cooperation Organization. (New Society)