{"id":24622,"date":"2026-08-30T02:37:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T00:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/faster-higher-funnier-what-we-learned-from-chinas-robot-games\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T02:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T00:37:40","slug":"faster-higher-funnier-what-we-learned-from-chinas-robot-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/faster-higher-funnier-what-we-learned-from-chinas-robot-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Faster, higher, funnier: what we learned from China\u2019s robot games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five-day showcase reveals leaps Beijing has made in humanoid tech, but also its limitations as US rivals come up from the rear<\/p>\n

With exploding pelvises, enough comic pratfalls for a Buster Keaton show reel and the odd moment of ruthless violence, the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing gripped the world this week with an unsettling mixture of hilarity, trepidation and relief.<\/p>\n

The five-day showcase staked out China\u2019s claim to undisputed leadership in humanoid robotics as android martial artists landed knockout roundhouse kicks and robot teams marched into the arena heralded by flag-waving captains astride giant robotic dogs. The games\u2019 blue-riband event, the 100m, did not disappoint when the robot-sprinters ran quicker than Usain Bolt<\/a> before slamming mindlessly into a padded wall in a blaze of sparks, flames and flying mechanical limbs.<\/p>\n

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\nFive-day showcase reveals leaps Beijing has made in humanoid tech, but also its limitations as US rivals come up from the rear
\nWith exploding pelvises, enough comic pratfalls for a Buster Keaton show reel and the odd moment of ruthless violence, the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing gripped the world this week with an unsettling mixture of hilarity, trepidation and relief.
\nThe five-day showcase staked out China\u2019s claim to undisputed leadership in humanoid robotics as android martial artists landed knockout roundhouse kicks and robot teams marched into the arena heralded by flag-waving captains astride giant robotic dogs. The games\u2019 blue-riband event, the 100m, did not disappoint when the robot-sprinters ran quicker than Usain Bolt before slamming mindlessly into a padded wall in a blaze of sparks, flames and flying mechanical limbs. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Five-day showcase reveals leaps Beijing has made in humanoid tech, but also its limitations as US rivals come up from the rear With exploding pelvises, enough comic pratfalls for a Buster Keaton show reel and the odd moment of ruthless violence, the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing gripped the world this week with an …<\/p>\n

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