2,000 Humanoid Robots Set Records at Beijing Games as China Presses US Tech Race
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Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 23
2,000 Humanoid Robots Set Records at Beijing Games as China Presses US Tech Race
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 23
Summary
More than 2,000 humanoid robots are competing at Beijing’s World Humanoid Robot Games, running 1,500 meters, playing table tennis and soccer, and setting new marks.
The five-day event showcases China’s fast progress in humanoid robotics, using sports-style competition to test speed, coordination and human-like task performance.
Beijing has expanded the games to 51 events, building on earlier races in which some robots crashed while others surpassed human sprint records in the 100m and 400m.
The competition doubles as a technology signal in the China-US rivalry, underscoring Beijing’s push to turn humanoid robots into industrial and real-world problem-solving tools.