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Tsinghua University's LATENT Robot Wins Award for Humanoid Tennis Forehand

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A humanoid robot named LATENT, developed by Galbot and Tsinghua University, has received an IROS 2026 award for its impressive tennis forehand capabilities. The robot demonstrated a high success rate, returning forehands in approximately 91% of motion-capture rallies during testing. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates advancements in robotic dexterity and control for complex physical tasks.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a research award for a robot's demonstrated capability. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Tsinghua University's LATENT Robot Wins Award for Humanoid Tennis Forehand

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    Galbot and Tsinghua's LATENT Wins an IROS Award for a Humanoid Tennis Forehand

    LATENT, from Galbot, Tsinghua and collaborators, won an IROS 2026 entertainment paper award. In the paper, a Unitree G1 returned forehands on about 91 percent of 20 motion-capture rallies.

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