Video games have played an important role in the development of AI. Many early demonstrations of machine learning involved teaching computers to play games. Eventually, Google Deepmind’s mastery of ...

The curtain rose on the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games (WHRG) on Thursday evening, with an opening ceremony at 8 pm at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, marking the official start of the ...

The inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games concluded in Beijing on Sunday with finals and a closing ceremony, marking the world's first event that integrates sports, arts and applied scenarios. From ...

Soccer is getting a high-tech upgrade in Beijing this weekend, and the players aren’t just fast — they’re fully robotic. The RoBoLeague World Robot Soccer League will host its final match in the ...

The first World Humanoid Robot Games began on Friday in Beijing with over 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as they compete in events from the 100-metre hurdles ...

BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off on Thursday in Beijing, showcasing the cutting-edge achievements of humanoid robots in intelligent decision-making and ...

In mid-August, Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval – the “Ice Ribbon” built for the 2022 Winter Olympics – hosted a new kind of sporting event. For four days, more than 500 humanoid robots from 16 ...

Humanoid robots danced hip-hop, performed martial arts and played keyboard, guitar, and drums at the opening ceremony of the first World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Thursday evening. The ...

A robot with a Labubu doll practises before the opening ceremony. AFP via Getty Images ...