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‘Robo-cop’ rolled out to patrol streets of major city
3+ week, 3+ day ago (457+ words) The robot can spot traffic violations and deliver warnings There’s a new traffic officer operating in eastern China – but it carries no weapon, lacks the power to make arrests, and rolls on wheels. Standing 6ft 2in tall, the ‘robo-cop’ is currently deployed…...
Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games
3+ week, 1+ day ago (574+ words) In a standing high jump, a humanoid robot was able to reach 2.88 meters, well above the 0.95 meters best...It surpassed the human high jump record of 2.45 meters set by Cuba’s Javier Sotomayor in 1993....
Humanoid robot smashes Usain Bolt’s 100m record at Beijing’s ‘robot Olympics’
3+ week, 1+ day ago (691+ words) games featured 2,056 robots from across the world, competing in events including boxing, football and high...2,056 /topic/robotsrobots from across the world, competing in events including boxing, football and high...
Robots crash to ground in tug-of-war at 2026 World Humanoid Games
2+ week, 6+ day ago (654+ words) robots participated in a tug-of-war competition at the 2026 World Humanoid Games in China on Tuesday (25...power, stability and coordination. Crowds watched as the robots struggled to keep their balance and fell flat on their faces. The World Humanoid Games are…...
Humanoid robot crashes into wall during chaotic speed test
3+ week, 3+ day ago (665+ words) dramatically crashed into some metal boxes. Ahead of the second annual World Humanoid Robot Games, which kicks off this weekend in Beijing, China, the robot can be seen frantically running around the track during a speed test before colliding with…...