Robots try to ski, just miles from the Olympics

A short drive from the Olympic games in Pyeongchang, South Korea is hosting another winter sporting event: Alpine skiing with robots.  Eight teams from universities and companies competed. Each team sent a completely autonomous humanoid down a 70-meter-long ski slope, equipped with sensors to detect obstacles. The result was impressive at times, but mostly comical. SUBSCRIBE: FOLLOW QUARTZ: Facebook: Twitter: Check out the rest of our videos: Quartz is a digitally native news outlet dedicated to telling stories at the intersection of the important and the interesting. Visit us at to read more.