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

The World Humanoid Robot Games delivered three days of robotic competition in events like running, boxing and soccer.

Hangzhou-based Unitree, seen as a competitor to Tesla's Optimus, won multiple medals. Beijing-based X-Humanoid and Hong ...

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Unlike an incubator that supports premature babies, this robot would replicate the entire gestational process from conception ...

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

The Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing — featuring running, kickboxing and soccer — highlighted advancements in robotics. Limitations, too.

Kaiwa Technology, based in Guangzhou, announced the ambitious project at the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing, saying ...

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Chinese researchers are creating the first humanoid robot capable of carrying a pregnancy using an artificial womb. Led by Dr ...