The AI industry is developing rapidly. Embodied AI Robots, multimodal and cross-device interactions are reshaping personal experiences, IoT connections are growing exponentially, and AI integration is now woven into the fabric of core production processes, completely redefining workflows. These embodied AI robots are a demanding AI application, requiring a specialised network infrastructure that allows them to perceive their surroundings, make instant decisions, pinpoint their location precisely, and coordinate with other robots.
High-Speed Connectivity Powers Embodied AI Robots
With the games already in play, China Unicom Beijing is delivering reliable, extensive, and high-uplink connectivity for both robots and spectators outside and inside the arena. Outside, a 5G-A 3D network coordinating 1:1 high and mid bands boosts peak uplink and downlink user-perceived rates to 4 Gbps and 11.2 Gbps, respectively. Inside, LampSite offers 300 MHz bandwidth, achieving a peak network speed of 2.4 Gbps.
Seamless Spectator and Robot Experience
"Our 5G-A networks currently serve users, and we're upgrading them to support embodied AI robots as well," said Qin Yang, Deputy General Manager of China Unicom Beijing. "Our 5G-A network for this event reflects this progress. It dedicates a channel for spectators and a dynamically scalable one for robots, realizing seamless connectivity for both spectators and robots even during peak usage. In the robot sector, 5G-A will also be key to enabling low-latency remote control."
Supporting Advanced Machine Vision
Samuel Chen, Vice President of Marketing for Huawei's Wireless Network Product Line, said, “At the humanoid robot games, the network must support many robots, spectators, and live media streams. It needs to provide high uplink capacity, low latency, high reliability, and wide coverage.”
Inside the venue, a 5G-A digital indoor system has been developed utilizing 300 MHz ultra-high-bandwidth spectrum. It delivers an uplink speed above 100 Mbps, allowing multiple 4K machine vision streams to be uploaded without frame loss. It also ensures air interface latency remains below 20 ms, so robots can respond to commands instantly.
Ultra-Fast Connectivity Outside the Arena
Outside the venue, a 5G-A 3D network coordinates 1:1 high and low bands to achieve downlink and uplink speeds of 10 Gbps and 4 Gbps, respectively. With this fast connectivity, 8K panoramic cameras merge footage live, media like CCTV upload UHD shallow-compressed signals in seconds, and crowds live stream and share videos without lag.
Pioneering AI and Robotics in Sports
As the world's first international sports event for humanoid robots, the games set the stage for a groundbreaking fusion of technology and athletics, signalling AI's expansion into sports at scale. As the event's exclusive global communications partner, China Unicom is dedicated to ensuring millisecond-level network response and zero downtime with its 5G-A, AI, and all-optical network expertise through collaboration with partners. Beyond the event, China Unicom aims to inject strong momentum into the robotics industry.
Embodied AI Robots are now demonstrating the immense potential of AI-powered robotics, showing how high-bandwidth networks and low-latency communication can transform both live events and industrial applications.
