Polish Robot Team Challenges Chinese Giants in Shenzhen Fighting League

Polish team Brave Mind Fighters has emerged as a strong contender in the international URKL (Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend) humanoid robot fighting league, securing 4th place among 200 teams in the qualifiers. This achievement marks the best result for a European engineering team in the competition, which is organized by Chinese robot manufacturer EngineAI in Shenzhen.

The team is now preparing to compete in the next stage of the tournament, which will take place in Shenzhen in August. Their robots are trained using advanced AI models to perform mixed martial arts, requiring sophisticated coordination, balance, and real-time decision-making. The URKL league is designed to be a rigorous test of Embodied AI, pushing the boundaries of what humanoid robots can achieve in dynamic, physically demanding scenarios.

Arkadiusz Cybulski, manager of Brave Mind Fighters, highlighted the significance of the competition as a demanding test for Embodied AI. "Robot fights are very spectacular, but above all, they are a demanding test of embodied robotics (Embodied AI). A humanoid must maintain balance, coordinate multiple joints, react to contact and kinetic disturbances, regain stability, and make decisions in real-time," he told PAP. The robots' performance will be evaluated on motion control, balance, perception, decision-making, power supply, and structural protection.

Cybulski also noted that while the competition is visually impressive, it serves as a practical laboratory for training methods rather than a full commercial viability test. "The tournament's priority will be dynamics and impact resistance, whereas the use of robots in industry requires primarily reliable manipulation, safety, long operation, and a measurable return on investment," he explained. The team's initial work involved collecting data from a martial arts expert using motion capture technology to digitally translate human movements into reference material for robot training. Their AI model aims to replicate these movements accurately, a complex task that requires precise control of the robot's 29 motors to execute powerful moves without losing balance.

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W turnieju najważniejsza będzie dynamika i odporność na uderzenia, podczas gdy wykorzystanie robotów w przemyśle wymaga przede wszystkim niezawodnej manipulacji, bezpieczeństwa, długiej pracy, a także mierzalnego zwrotu z inwestycji. Traktujemy więc turniej URKL jako praktyczne laboratorium i test wybranych metod treningu humanoida, a nie pełny sprawdzian możliwości komercyjnych.