A Polish team of engineers and AI researchers building motion-control systems for humanoid robots in an international tournament of physical humanoid combat. This is Physical AI in action — intelligence that operates in the real world.
We are an interdisciplinary team of engineers, researchers and AI technology creators from Poland. We build systems that let humanoid robots move in a dynamic, stable and effective way under the conditions of physical competition.
Our goal is a system that lets a robot not just perform individual moves, but react to the changing situation in a fight, keep its balance, make decisions and adapt its strategy in real time.
From a single move to a full sequence. Below we show behaviors we trained the robot to perform — the result of training in simulation carried over to real hardware through sim-to-real.
The tournament organized by EngineAI / URKL in Shenzhen is an event where humanoid robots compete in physical bouts resembling modern combat-sports galas. The difference? The fighters aren't humans, but robots controlled by systems developed by engineering teams from around the world.
The motion-retargeting pipeline — from a motion-capture recording, through skeleton tracking and verification of posture, timing and continuity, to a movement ready to transfer onto the robot.
Walking and keeping stability in guard and after physical contact.
Responding to contact, offensive and defensive moves in a dynamic clash.
Regaining stability after strikes in an unpredictable environment.
Five key areas that let the robot learn movement, keep stability and carry out tasks under physical contact.
Motion policies that let the robot walk, turn, take a guard and react to loss of balance.
Reinforcement learning that trains the robot's behaviors in simulation before they reach the physical machine.
Analyzing human movement and transferring it onto the robot's body while respecting mechanical constraints.
Validation and testing that minimize the gap between the virtual world and the physical robot.
AI systems acting in the real world — decisions shaped by physics, contact, dynamics and hardware constraints.
We treat the fights as a proving ground for technology with far broader use than sport.
Poland can build world-class technology in one of the most important directions of AI — Physical AI and humanoid robotics.
We're looking for partners, sponsors, engineers and researchers who want to build the future of humanoid robotics together. It's a chance to be part of a project combining AI, robotics, sport and Polish innovation — with global media potential.