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Tools & manufacturing · August 2025

World Humanoid Robot Games

500 robots compete in 26 events in Beijing.

The first World Humanoid Robot Games brought 280 teams and more than 500 robots to Beijing. The 2026 edition drew 2,056 robots and cut the robot 100 m record to 8.86 seconds.

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