Amap debuts quadruped robot Tutu at Beijing humanoid half-marathon · TechNode

Amap debuts quadruped robot Tutu at Beijing humanoid half-marathon · TechNode

Amap, Alibaba’s mapping platform, debuted its quadruped robot Tutu at the 2026 Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon. The company said Tutu is designed to guide visually impaired users through complex open environments without preset routes or remote control, and demonstrated the robot navigating through crowds and obstacles at the event. Amap said Tutu is powered by its in-house ABot technology framework, which combines spatial data, embo…

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