But even before this month, China has been turning to high-profile events to showcase its tech, including a robot ...

Amid a lot of stumbles and scrums the human-like bots showcased some advanced abilities. And there could be a billion of them around by 2050.

Humanoid robots now have their own "Olympic Games." In quotes, naturally, as it's a competition not recognized by the Olympic organizing committee. Officially, it's the World Humanoid Robot ...

The first World Humanoid Robot Games began Friday in Beijing. More than 500 humanoid robots in 280 teams from 16 countries, ...

Over 500 robots competed in soccer, boxing, and running. In many cases, gravity was the real winner. This week, China’s ...

China kicked off the three-day long World Humanoid Robot Games on Friday, looking to showcase its advances in artificial ...

The World Humanoid Robot Games turned pratfalls into policy theater — showcasing just how far robots still have to go ...

In a display that was part Olympic spectacle, part slapstick comedy, the iWorld Humanoid Robot Games have just finished, ...

About 500 robot athletes from 16 countries competed in Beijing as the United States and China race against each other to ...

But the robots had other plans. During soccer matches, four mechanical players crashed into each other and collapsed in a ...

A video (top) features some of the robots in action on the first day. A running contest, for example, shows several of the bipedal-bots racing along a track at impressive speed, although one of the ...

Forget about the Olympics; a new era of robots competing against the world’s best robots has just begun in Beijing.Buckle up!