What is Robo-one?

Robo-One is now one of the most popular and exciting robot competitions in Japan. The goal of the competition is to advance the technology of biped robots through a fun and entertaining medium, known as the Robo-One Competition. In this competition, participants design, build, and program their own humanoid robot for various competition categories known as Robo-One, Robo-One Dash, Robo-One Stairs, etc. One of the more exciting categories is the original Robo-One, where robots take the stage and engage in hand-to-hand combat in front of a large audience. All technologies developed in these competitions is later released to the general public.

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