BEIJING, China — China’s humanoid robots demonstrated remarkable speed on the opening day of the five-day World Humanoid Robot Games, with two machines surpassing Usain Bolt’s 100-metre world-record time. Yet the competition’s broader focus is testing whether humanoid robots can move beyond athletic displays and reliably perform practical tasks such as packaging, warehouse operations and precision cable connections.
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Robots Can Beat Humans in a Sprint—But Can They Do the Job?
BEIJING, China — China’s humanoid robots demonstrated remarkable speed on the opening day of the five-day World Humanoid Robot Games, with two machines surpassing Usain Bolt’s 100-metre world-record time. Yet the competition’s broader focus is testing whether humanoid robots can move beyond athletic displays and reliably perform practical tasks such as packaging, warehouse operations and precision cable connections.