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Robot Games

August 23, 2026

China's World Humanoid Robot Games started Saturday in Beijing and run for five days, raising further interest in robots and what they can, and cannot, do — yet.

China Peking 2026 | Galbot-Roboter bei der Nationalhymne zur Eröffnung der World Humanoid Robot Games
Image: Tingshu Wang/REUTERS
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