Chengdu-made robots provide security and sales at table tennis tournament

Three robots made in Chengdu were recently deployed at the International Table Tennis Federation Mixed Team World Cup 2024 to provide security patrols and sell cultural products.

The eight-day tournament concluded on Sunday in Chengdu, Sichuan province.

Lingtong, a quadruped robot developed by the Chengdu-based University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and produced by Sichuan Embodied Intelligent Robot Technology, patrolled outside the Sichuan Gymnasium under the guidance of police officers from the Wuhou district public security bureau.

The police officers said the robot can walk and run smoothly on complex road conditions and can be equipped with different modules to adapt to various operational scenarios and requirements. It is also equipped with a voice function that allows it to interact with passersby and deliver real time safety messages.

Chuanyu Guardian, an intelligent security robot made by Chinese autonomous driving company Haomo. AI's Chengdu facility, patrolled the gymnasium's concourse, monitoring the surrounding environment in real time and reporting potential safety risks.

Xie Haijie, brand manager of Haomo. AI's marketing department, said the robot is an upgraded version of the company's self-developed HDeliver automatic distribution vehicle for terminal logistics. Previously, it had been used at the Chengdu FISU World University Games and the International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu.

Management personnel can monitor the venue's conditions through the robot's perspective and issue warnings of any violations around the venue using sound and light signals, he said.

Luo Ying, marketing manager of Chengdu Eventec Technology, said the robot developed by her company is a retail promotion robot designed for large spaces, transportation hubs, shopping malls and exhibitions.

"The robot can carry many products and seek out target consumers in large, complex commercial environments, offering product and information promotion services," she said.

Chengdu is home to over 80 robot industry enterprises, initially forming a comprehensive industry chain covering key components, robot bodies, system integration and end-user applications, according to Chengdu's economy and information technology bureau.

On Oct 28, the Chengdu Humanoid Robot Innovation Center unveiled an ultra-lightweight humanoid robot named Konka-1. It is capable of thinking, reasoning and handling complex tasks.