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AI may have the capacity to kill us all and wipe out humanity as we know it, but one thing it can’t do yet is provide interesting golf analysis. AI leaders around the world are offering apocalyptic ...

China held its second World Humanoid Robot Games event in late August 2026 at Beijing's National Speed Skating Oval, an event meant to display the country's advances in and commitment to robotics. The ...

A humanoid robot called Tiangong demonstrates its skills during a press tour of the Robot World exhibition centre in Beijing on April 17, 2025. PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images The 2nd World Humanoid ...

We've gotten so much out of the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games, mostly with running robots that have rammed into walls or fallen apart. We have to concentrate on the latter here. A video showing a ...

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Social media algorithms can be a treacherous thing, but sometimes they just bring pure, unleaded delight, as has been the case with videos from the World Humanoid Robot Games. My usual Instagram feed ...

Three humanoid robots have officially topped Usain Bolt's world record in the 100-meter race...again. A robotic sprinter ran the 100 meters in 8.84 seconds on Wednesday at the 2026 World Humanoid ...

If you’re anything like me, the World Humanoid Robot Games are a highlight of your sporting calendar. First, though, let’s marvel at some of the more dramatic happenings, which have been all over the ...

The 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games has been taking place this week in Beijing, China, with more than 2,000 humanoid robots competing in sports like kickboxing, sprinting, and gymnastics. At this ...

Viral videos of the World Humanoid Robot Games show sprinting robots beating the human 100-meter record held by Usain Bolt—but also feature running robots crashing into barriers and falling down ...