Chinese Combat Robot Wins World Championship in Combat Robot Events
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Chinese Combat Robot Wins The Championship in Abu Dhabi
At the final of the combat robot events held during the 2nd Games of the Future in Abu Dhabi, UAE, held from December 17 to 23, 2025, cheers erupted from the Chinese team at Xuanzhi Technology as the American robot, “Thunder Fist,” was precisely hit and defeated.
Their self-designed and manufactured robot “Deep Sea Shark 3” achieved a championship with a flawless record, marking the first time a Chinese team has won the title in the combat robot event at this prestigious international technology sports event.
Introduction of The Combat Robot Events
The Games of the Future (GOTF) is an annual international event that focuses on the integration of physical and digital sports. It aims to deeply combine traditional sports with digital competition, AR/VR, and other technologies, using a dual competition format (virtual competition + physical confrontation).
Initiated by Russia, the first edition was held in Kazan in 2024, and this year’s event took place in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This year, the total prize pool amounts to $5 million. The 2026 edition will move to Astana, Kazakhstan.
This year’s combat robot competition attracted top teams from 16 countries and regions, including the United States, Russia, and India. Among them were well-established teams that have won multiple international championships.
The competition posed ultimate tests to core indicators such as the structural strength, power control, and adaptability of robots to extreme environments.
The “Deep Sea Shark 3” robot from Xuanzhi Technology dominated the championship by achieving impressive technical specifications: weighing 110 kilograms, it reached a top speed of 28 km/h during movement, and its core offensive weapon’s rotation speed was over 10,000 RPM, capable of cutting through several centimeters of armor plate in an instant.
Introduction of The Chinese Combat Robots: Deep Sea Shark Series
The Chinese combat robot “Deep Sea Shark” first participated in the world heavyweight combat robot competition in 2017, reaching the top 24.
After two years of iteration, the “Deep Sea Shark 2” defeated teams from various countries in the 2019 world heavyweight combat robot competition, winning China’s first world championship in this event. Xuanzhi Technology also secured the world championship at the 2023 BOR World Robot Competition in Russia and the world runner-up at the 2024 World Robot Competition.
The “Deep Sea Shark 3” robot achieved the championship in the 2025 Games of the Future combat robot competition, demonstrating results from nine years of development. Now, the “Deep Sea Shark” has become a legend in the eyes of teams from other countries.
Introduction of The Chinese Combat Robot Team
The Chinese Combat robot team addressed the reliability issues of electronic equipment in extreme environments and achieved two key technological breakthroughs. Combat robots often experience severe stalling during confrontations, which causes a sudden rise in current inside the motor, easily leading to damage. To combat this, the team developed a specialized motor control algorithm that resolves the common issue of sudden surges in stall current in combat robots, allowing for the detection and suppression of current anomalies within milliseconds, ensuring the circuit system remains stable in conditions of intense impact and high thermal vibrations.
By employing a highly modular design, core units such as circuits and power systems were structured for quick plug-and-play installation, significantly improving repair efficiency after equipment damage and ensuring continuity in combat operations. These technological innovations not only meet the competition’s demands but also directly align with the core technical requirements of industrial-grade intelligent equipment.
Background Information
What Are The Combat Robots?
Combat robots, also known as fighting robots, belong to a kind of specialized robots that possess autonomous or remote-controlled capabilities, with the core function of engaging in combat with other robots through physical means of attack. These robots are typically equipped with various weapon systems (such as rotating blades, hammers, drills, etc.) and protective devices, designed to incapacitate opponents’ key components (such as wheels, armor, power systems, etc.) within specified competition arenas, thereby achieving victory.
Combat robots can operate completely autonomously or can be controlled in real-time by human operators using remote controls. They are commonly found in robot combat events or competitive activities, integrating technologies from mechanical design, electronic engineering, and programming control, and combining elements of technology, competitiveness, and entertainment.
News Analysis from AI Robots Eidos
The victory of Chinese combat robots fully demonstrates China’s precision engineering capabilities in high-end manufacturing and intelligent control. It will inspire more technology enthusiasts, engineers, and students in China to engage in hard technology innovation fields such as robotics and artificial intelligence.
Additionally, it enhances public awareness of combat robots (as a branch of competitive robotics), potentially attracting more capital and talent into the related industry chain. It also promotes the development of the emerging concept of “tech sports” or “digital sports” in China.
