On February 2, during the Winter Olympic Torch Relay held in Beijing Winter Olympic Park, two robots led by the Shenyang Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences made their debut, completing the first underwater torch relay completed by robots in the history of the Olympic Games.
During the transfer process, the previous torchbearer passed the torch to the amphibious robot, which then slid into the ice hole along the curling track, docked and ignited with the underwater variable structure robot, and then the underwater variable structure robot carried the torch out of the water and handed it to the next torchbearer.
In order to ensure the success of the torch relay, the team in charge entered the Beijing Winter Olympic Park early and carried out nearly 100 tests in 25 days to improve the stability and control performance of the robot.
