en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Beijing Yizhuang Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon kicked off at 7:30 AM on April 19. At the second turn not far from the starting point, a robot painted in traffic police fluorescent green stood within a designated area, continuously using a left-turn gesture to direct participating runners to turn left, accompanied by voice prompts. This marked the first official appearance of Beijing's first traffic police robot, "Tianyi," whose commands were specifically targeted—solely at the robot participants on the course. Officer Sui Hongda from the Traffic Management Division of the Beijing Public Security Bureau's Development Zone Branch explained that "Tianyi" is tireless; as long as it has sufficient battery power, it can continue directing. While a human would become hoarse after half an hour of continuous announcements, the robot can maintain stable output. In this half-marathon mission, "Tianyi" served as the exclusive turn guide for the robot runners.
"Tianyi" is a locally developed robot product from Beijing, a sibling product in the same series as the "Tiangang" robot, which won the 2025 Robot Marathon championship, and bears the police identification number JQR001. It was jointly developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center and Yizhuang Robot Company based on practical traffic management needs. After specialized training, functional optimization, and real-world testing and debugging, it has currently achieved capabilities such as traffic gesture command, traffic safety publicity, and traffic guidance. Currently, there are two "Tianyi" robots in Beijing, serving as backups for each other, allowing one to replace the other in case of malfunction.
Regarding functional deployment, "Tianyi" will gradually iterate and expand into application scenarios such as professional knowledge Q&A, traffic violation identification, and road condition and facility inspection, further empowering urban traffic management. As Beijing's first pilot, the traffic police robot in the Yizhuang Development Zone leverages the region's advantages in technology and industry, integrates cutting-edge embodied intelligence technology, and aligns with the practical needs of Beijing's urban traffic management. In terms of battery life, "Tianyi" currently lasts about 2 hours and cannot yet achieve 24-hour on-duty operation; it primarily undertakes auxiliary duty tasks in specific scenarios.
Regarding deployment plans, following its debut at the half marathon on April 19, "Tianyi" will officially start duty at the intersection of Ronghua Road and Rongjing Street in Yizhuang on April 23. At that time, it will synchronize its gesture commands and travel prompts with the traffic signal status. Sui Hongda revealed that in the future, utilizing the cameras mounted on its body, "Tianyi" will be able to automatically identify traffic violations and promptly issue warnings and corrections. The deployment of "Tianyi" in Yizhuang not only represents an application breakthrough in the capital's smart transportation construction but also serves as a vivid practice in the modernization of China's urban traffic governance. As embodied intelligence technology continues to permeate urban traffic management, more intelligent equipment will take to the front lines of duty.
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