The humanoid robot "Kuester" competed in a two-door super-endurance competition on the Antarctic ice alongside human runners, but the extreme cold and a dead battery caused this robot to withdraw from the race after going about three kilometers.
According to Reuters, this competition was held on Sunday, November 8, at Camp Ultima, East Antarctica. The runners covered distances of 50 to 160 kilometers in a temperature of minus 24 degrees Celsius and in difficult conditions.
The Kister robot, which was equipped with a thermal cover to deal with the extreme cold, practiced on the snowy track before the start of the competition and then joined the runners at the starting line. However, after driving about three kilometers, his battery ran out and he could not continue.