Watch drudge skiers competition down snowy slopes

While Alpine skiers fought high winds during a Pyeongchang Games on Monday, there were no such problems for robots competing in their possess “Olympics” ski challenge.

Robots of all shapes and sizes skied, and in some cases tumbled, down a march during a Welli Hilli ski resort, an hour’s expostulate west of Pyeongchang.

Robot Tae Kwon V skies during a Ski Robot Challenge during a ski review in Hoenseong, South Korea, Feb 12, 2018. Eight robotics teams from universities, institutes and a private association competed for a $10,000 esteem in a Ski Robot Challenge. (Kim Hong-ji/Reuters)

Eight robotics teams from universities, institutes and a private association competed for a $10,000 esteem in a Ski Robot Challenge.

“I listened a Alpine skiing has been deferred again due to breeze conditions. That’s a pity,” pronounced Lee Sok-min, a member of a winning TAEKWAN-V team.

“Robots are doing excellent here,” he said.

Robots of all shapes and sizes skied, and in some cases tumbled, down a march during a Welli Hilli ski resort, an hour’s expostulate west of Pyeongchang. (Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)

The teams had to accommodate specific mandate for entering a ski-bot.

It had to be some-more than 50 centimetres in height, mount on dual “legs” with joints imitative elbows and knees, have an eccentric energy complement and use skis and poles.

Robots had to be some-more than 50 centimetres in height, mount on dual “legs” with joints imitative elbows and knees, have an eccentric energy complement and use skis and poles. (Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)

The robots were versed with camera sensors to detect a blue and red flagpoles in their trail and spin as they raced down a beginner’s hill.

“I’m vacant that a robots commend a flags as they can ski down while avoiding them,” pronounced 12-year-old witness Son Ki-ryong.

Teams were awarded points for a series of flagpoles avoided and a fastest time to a finish line.

Robot Tae Kwon V was a winner. Teams were awarded points for a series of flagpoles avoided and a fastest time to a finish line. (Kim Hong-ji/Reuters)

Organizers pronounced they hold a plea to foster South Korea’s robotic record during a Olympics.

“I consider in a destiny robots will have their possess Winter Games on a sidelines of a Olympics hold by humans,” pronounced organizer Kim Dong-uk.

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