China hosts robots from 16 countries for ‘Robot Olympics’ in Beijing

Their comments came after the games opened in Beijing on Saturday evening, with 2,056 robots from 666 teams, representing 16 countries across six continents, set to compete in 51 events through Wednesday.

Event highlights robots’ remaining weaknesses, including balance issues, limited autonomy and battery constraints, while underscoring need for faster networks

The five-day World Humanoid Robot Games combine events modelled on human sports with those designed to test the robots in simulated factories, restaurants, offices and in emergency situations.

One Chinese humanoid reportedly clocked 9.39 seconds in a 100-metre heat, faster than Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second human world record, though the conditions were not directly comparable.