Meet the robot nicknamed \u201cLinghu Chong\u201d by Chinese media, after a fictional swordfighter described by the twentieth-century novelist Jin Yong. The robot wields what the developers are calling the \u201cDugu Nine Swords,\u201d a reference to a fictional fighting technique employed by Linghu Chong.<\/p>\n
In the demo video shared by China News<\/a>, the robot is seen practicing thrusts, kick flips, and slashes with a sword in hand. Unlike some clumsier bots<\/a>, this unit \u2014 a Robotera L7 \u2014 has some top-notch motor skills, leaping and twirling without getting tangled up with its weapon.<\/p>\n \t\t \n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udd25\ud83e\udd16 INSANE Sword Dance! #Robotera L7 pulls off wild martial arts! #Humanoid #KungFu #Robotics\t\t\t<\/p>\n According to the Robotera website<\/a>, the L7 features 55 degrees of freedom, the number of independent movements a robot can make. Its arm features seven degrees of freedom, while its hand alone is said to boast 12.<\/p>\n That said, the L7 isn\u2019t ready to do battle with humanity just yet \u2014 the human hand is commonly understood to have a whopping 27 degrees of freedom<\/a>, meaning we still have a tactical advantage, at least in theory. Still, the fact that the L7 could execute such dynamic full-body movements in rapid-fire succession is undeniably impressive.<\/p>\n The L7 first made its debut<\/a> in July of 2025 with help from Tsinghua University. When it was announced, Robotera emphasized its agility, showing off its breakdancing moves<\/a> as well as its more practical capabilities in commercial environments.<\/p>\n It\u2019s just one of many Chinese<\/a> engineering<\/a> accomplishments<\/a> of late \u2014 evidence that, though it\u2019ll soon be the year of the horse, the year of the armed robot may already be upon us.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771168812_241_hqdefault.jpg\"\/)
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