Faster, higher, funnier: what we learned from China’s robot games

August 29, 2026 · 5:00 am 1 sources

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• Faster, higher, funnier: what we learned from China’s robot games
  The Guardian · August 29, 2026 05:00
  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…