The World Humanoid Robot Games have opened on Beijing. The event sees machines compete in sports such as soccer and boxing.

The competition among tech companies, research institutions, and schools is held in Beijing from Aug. 15 to Aug. 17.

The first World Humanoid Robot Games are underway in China, with robots competing against each other in track and field, ...

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On August 14, 2025, Beijing hosted the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games. Robots competed in track-and-field races, ...

Over 500 AI-powered humanoid robots from 16 countries raced, boxed and played soccer in Beijing’s first Humanoid Robot Games.

The first ever World Humanoid Robot Games began on Friday with 280 teams from 16 countries descending upon China to compete.

BEIJING (AFP) — The first World Humanoid Robot Games began on Friday in Beijing with over 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as they compete in events from the ...

This week, China’s leading robotics minds gathered in Beijing for a hotly-anticipated, Olympics-style event dubbed the ...

Androids from 16 countries competed for gold in competitions such as 100-metre hurdles and kung fu at the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games.

But the robots had other plans. During soccer matches, four mechanical players crashed into each other and collapsed in a ...