Traffic control robot escorts Hangzhou Marathon, exploring new security models for large-scale events

China News Service, Hangzhou, November 1 (Reporter Wang Yifei) The 2026 Hangzhou Marathon will be held on November 1. On the same day, the bipedal robot "Hangxing No. 2" jointly built by the Hangzhou Public Security Traffic Control Department and the "Hangzhou Six Little Dragons" company Yunshen Technology made its debut at the event. It was responsible for tasks such as intersection guarding, autonomous cruising, traffic violation persuasion, and public consultation, and explored the standardized application model of humanoid robots in the traffic support scenario of large-scale marathon events.

The Hangzhou Marathon is a World Athletics Gold Label event and a Category A event of the Chinese Athletics Association. This year, the number of applicants exceeded 300,000, with 36,000 participants. It is reported that the humanoid robot's participation in the Hangzhou Marathon aims to hand over repetitive duty tasks to intelligent equipment, allowing frontline police to focus on emergency response and core node management and control, and build a new smart service pattern of "human-machine collaboration and technological efficiency".

At the starting point of the race and the surrounding key intersections, "Hangxing No. 2" faces the high-density flow of people and carries out fixed-point duty around the clock. Relying on a multi-sensor environment perception and high-precision motion control system, the robot can identify traffic violations such as pedestrian crossings and vehicle rushes in real time, automatically play traffic safety persuasion voices, and make standardized traffic command gestures to assist police in diverting people.

In response to the problem of dynamic movement of event crowds with the schedule and coverage blind spots of fixed monitoring equipment, Yunshen Technology upgraded "Hangxing No. 2" from a static sensing node to a movable intelligent sentinel. At the scene, the humanoid robot carried out autonomous patrols around the venue according to preset routes, and flexibly moved between multiple duty points to fill in positions, achieving uninterrupted inspections of dynamic risks around the venue, effectively improving the density of security coverage around the event and the continuity of risk warnings.

In addition, during the peak period of event gathering and evacuation, the number of public service inquiries around the venue increased explosively. "Hangxing No. 2" was stationed in the crowd gathering area to carry out voice broadcasts, intelligent Q&A and interactive displays around event transportation services, public service information around the venue and traffic safety knowledge, so that the police on duty could withdraw from repeated answering questions and concentrate on handling personalized requests for help, sudden disputes and on-site emergencies. (over)