Robot teams from China and other countries preparing for the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games which are scheduled to take place between August 14 and 17 in Beijing. Thirty robot teams have been ...

BEIJING — While China’s men’s soccer team hasn’t generated much excitement in recent years, humanoid robot teams have won over fans in Beijing based more on the AI technology involved than any ...

While China’s men’s soccer team hasn’t generated much excitement in recent years, humanoid robot teams have won over fans in Beijing based more on the AI technology involved than any athletic prowess ...

Beijing opened the first World Humanoid Robot Games Thursday evening at the National Speed Skating Oval. The three-day event, running until Sunday, brings together 280 teams from 16 countries. Over ...

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 ...

This year marked the first-ever international sporting event to feature humanoid robots as athletes. These robots, with some help from the humans behind their creation, competed against each other in ...

One robot tripped, another got carted off on a stretcher, and the crowd couldn’t get enough. Welcome to Beijing’s brand-new obsession: robot soccer. And yes, it’s somehow more entertaining than the ...

Robots can do many things. They can vacuum our homes. They can assemble our automobiles in huge factories. And, of course, they can play soccer. Over the last week, teams from all over the world have ...

Imagine walking down the street and stumbling upon a soccer match, except the competitors are robots, not humans. Would you be surprised to learn that this isn’t a Steven Spielberg futuristic movie ...

Thirty robot teams from countries such as the United States, Brazil, Germany, and Portugal have been registered to play in the soccer competition, according to the organizer. Playing on Monday’s ...