China opened this Friday the World Humanoid Robots Gamesa three -day tournament that combines sport and technology with 280 teams from 16 countries. Robots compete in disciplines such as Athletics, table tennis, football or even boxingalso facing challenges designed for design: from classifying medicines to cleaning tasks.
Robots compete at the Free Combat event of the World Humanoid Robot Games held in Beijing, China, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Universities and private companies, such as Unitree o Fourier Intelligencelead participation. Although Humanoid technology is very advancedthere is still a margin of improvement: during the football matches, the robots collided and fell repeatedly, and in the athletics races some collapsed in full speed. However, many managed to get up alone and continue to compete, showing coordination and resistance.
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The event not only entertains: each party serves to train skills that could be applied in the industry, such as collaboration between several units. With tickets that went from 128 to 580 yuan (18 to 81 dollars), the games combine show and sciencewhile China continues to bet on robotics and artificial intelligence as part of its technological future.
