BEIJING — Humanoid robots hip-hop danced, performed martial arts and played keyboard, guitar and drums at the opening ceremony of the first World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Thursday evening.

A robot with a Labubu doll practises before the opening ceremony. AFP via Getty Images ...

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