On June 29th, 2000, the first humanoid robot independently developed by China, which has human appearance characteristics and can simulate human walking and basic operation functions, made its debut at Changsha University of National Defense Technology.

The appearance of humanoid robot indicates that China robot technology has entered the international advanced ranks. This humanoid robot named "Forerunner" is 1. 4m high and weighs 20kg. It not only has human head, eyes, neck, body, arms and feet, but also has certain language functions.

Compared with the first biped walking robot developed by 1990 National University of Defense Technology, this humanoid robot has achieved several key technological breakthroughs:

From static walking on the flat ground to fast and free dynamic walking; From walking only in known environment to walking in small deviation and uncertain environment; The walking frequency is also increased from every 6 seconds 1 step to 2 steps per second.