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From AlphaGo to AstraTennis: The World’s First Autonomous Humanoid Robot Tennis Match | GALBOT

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Against the record

Galbot G1, from Galbot (Galaxy General Robot), is at stage 3 of 5 on our ladder: pilot. Working with a named customer in a real setting. The latest milestone on its record is from Dec 2025: Galbot said G1 helps in patient rooms, pharmacies and with directions at Xuanwu Hospital.

This video comes from the maker's own channel, and makers show their robots at their best. The stage above comes from dated public records, not from the video.

From the video's description

From AlphaGo to AstraTennis. In 2016, AlphaGo defeated world champion Go player Lee Sedol — marking a defining moment in AI history. A decade later, AI enters the physical world. At the Second World Humanoid Robot Games, Galbot humanoid robots achieved the world’s first live autonomous humanoid robot tennis match, competing against human athletes on the global stage. Unlike scripted demonstrations, this was a real-time autonomous competition. The Galbot robot independently perceived the ball, made decisions, moved across the court, and competed against human players. The robot demonstrated a full range of tennis skills, including: 🎾 Serves 🎾 Forehands 🎾 Backhands 🎾 Returns 🎾 Baseline rallies 🎾 Net play 🎾 Recovery shots From singles to doubles, and even 1 robot v.s. 2 human players. With 100+ consecutive rallies, Galbot demonstrated a new milestone for humanoid robot tennis …

Written by Galbot on YouTube.