Over 500 robots competed in soccer, boxing, and running. In many cases, gravity was the real winner. This week, China’s leading robotics minds gathered in Beijing for a hotly-anticipated, Olympics-style event dubbed the world’s first “ Humanoid Robot Games. ”

Forget about the Olympics; a new era of robots competing against the world’s best robots has just begun in Beijing.Buckle up! The world's first-ever humanoid Robot Games 2025 are being held

Some of the humanoids' sporting displays were more comical than skillful - but we might not be laughing at them for long. | ITV National News

China has kicked off the first-ever Robot Olympics in Beijing, hosting the World Humanoid Robot Games. Competitors from around the globe are squaring off in events from martial arts to a 400-meter race,

The World Humanoid Robot Games has just kicked off in Beijing, China after the opening ceremony on August 14. While it looks exciting and fun, it's also a pretty frightening look at our potential future robot overlords.