China's second World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off Saturday in Beijing. The spectacle comes as China pours money into its humanoid robot industry.

China announced itself as a global player on the world stage in 2008 by hosting the Beijing Olympics. Glittering stadiums, state-of-the-art facilities and dazzling ceremonies all served to promote ...

Videos of robots splintering, collapsing, face planting and bursting into flames have amassed millions of views online.

BEIJING--China kicked off a three-day long sports showcase for humanoid robots on Friday, looking to highlight progress in artificial intelligence and robotics with 280 teams from 16 countries ...

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China’s humanoid robots take centre stage at Beijing’s Olympics-like robot games, with one beating Usain Bolt’s 100m record as thousands of machines compete in sports.

The competition between humans and machines turned into a genuine showdown, when a robot broke legendary sprinter Usain Bolt’s historic 100-meter record. Watch.

The robot runner's status for the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games is in serious jeopardy.

China’s humanoid robot Tiangong broke its own 400-metre record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, clocking 38.15 seconds. The robot had previously completed the race in 39.7 seconds, ...

China is hosting the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, where more than 2,000 robots from 16 countries are competing.

Is there a more apt depiction of existential futility than a humanoid sprinting at top speed only to slam into a safety barrier?

China announced itself as a global player on the world stage in 2008 by hosting the Beijing Olympics. Glittering stadiums, state-of-the-art facilities and dazzling ceremonies all served to promote the ...