Exciting world's first 'humanoid robot Olympics'

On August 15, the 2025 Humanoid Robot World Championship officially opened in Beijing, China, gathering hundreds of teams from 16 countries.

Unitree Robotics' humanoid robots compete in kickboxing at the 2025 Humanoid Robot World Championships, National Speed Skating Rink in Beijing, China August 15 - Photo: REUTERS

According to Reuters, the World Humanoid Robot Games 2025 opened today, August 15, in Beijing (China).

Humanoid Robot Olympics

Also known as the “World Humanoid Robotics Games 2025,” the three-day tournament attracts 280 teams from 16 countries with more than 500 robots competing in multiple events.

Of these, 192 teams are from universities, while 88 teams are from private enterprises such as Unitree and Fourier Intelligence of China.

Competitions include both traditional sports such as athletics and basketball and practical tasks such as drug sorting, material handling or cleaning.

Robot competitions have been held for decades, but this is the first competition to focus entirely on humanoid robots, according to organizers.

This event is not only a showcase of robotic technology and advances in AI, but also an opportunity to collect data to serve the development of practical robot applications, especially in industrial production.

Tickets to the event ranged from 128 to 580 yuan (about $17.83 to $80.77). Several schools in China sent their students to watch, aiming to inspire young people about this new technology.

According to Reuters, on the first day of competition, the audience witnessed many dramatic and humorous situations such as: robots continuously colliding and falling in series during football matches, or accelerating and then suddenly collapsing while competing, making the audience both surprised and laughing.

China invests heavily in robot technology

China is now the world's largest industrial robot market, investing billions of dollars in humanoid robots amid an aging population and technological competition with the United States, according to official figures.

The country recently announced a 1 trillion yuan (about $139 billion) fund to support technology startups, including those in the fields of robotics and AI.

In addition, China also organized many other large-scale events such as the world's first humanoid robot marathon, a robot conference, and the opening of a robot retail chain...

Analysts at Morgan Stanley Bank (USA) noted that the number of people participating in recent robot conferences has increased sharply compared to before, reflecting the widespread interest of society in this field.

Booster Robotics' T1 humanoid robots participate in a 5v5 soccer match in the group stage on August 15 - Photo: REUTERS

Robots participate in a 100m test run before the opening ceremony on August 14 - Photo: REUTERS

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