Both Rutgers and Boston College are entering the game following Week 1 losses, making them desperate for a victory. It’s hard to believe Rutgers football is already facing a “must-win” game in Week 2, ...

The second annual World Humanoid Robot Games wrapped up in China last week, bringing a handful of new records – and plenty of hilarious fails. One robot broke the 100-meter record with a sprint of ...

A thrilling finish in the 100 meters at the World Humanoid Robot Games, but is it real sport? Lintao Zhang/Getty Images It was, as always, the Games’ marquee event. The 100-meter sprint in Beijing’s ...

It’s that time of year again when humanoid robots of all shapes, sizes and specialties converge in Beijing to see just how far this technology has come, and how far it still has to go. Robots bested ...

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We've gotten so much out of the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games, mostly with running robots that have rammed into walls or fallen apart. We have to concentrate on the latter here. A video showing a ...

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AGIBOT made a strong debut at the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on August 26, 2026, winning a total of 46 medals. The company secured 18 gold, 16 silver and 12 bronze medals, finishing ...

BEIJING (AP) — More than 2,000 humanoid robots run, play table tennis and soccer, and are setting records at the ongoing World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, highlighting China’s rapid advances in ...

It's a challenging time for Russia to hold a parliamentary election, even one whose outcome is all but assured. The economic and political climate has been seriously affected by 4½ years of ...

Social media algorithms can be a treacherous thing, but sometimes they just bring pure, unleaded delight, as has been the case with videos from the World Humanoid Robot Games. My usual Instagram feed ...