The Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing — featuring running, kickboxing and soccer — highlighted advancements in robotics. Limitations, too. By Yan Zhuang There’s a very real concern that robots could ...

A robot rehearses the 100m race before the opening ceremony of The World Humanoid Robot Games held in Beijing, China, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) BEIJING (AFP) — The first World ...

The games include traditional sports like athletics and basketball, as well as practical tasks such as medicine categorisation and cleaning. The world’s first-ever humanoid robot games began Friday in ...

Get ready for a sporting event like no other. From August 15 to 17, Beijing will host the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Sports Games, a groundbreaking competition where humanoid robots will go ...