Just years ago they could barely stand. At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, humanoid robots already hit the track at 38 km/h, traded punches in the kickboxing ring, and launched 7.97 meters in the long jump. Relive every breathtaking heat — watch the real race replays and feel the speed of progress.
This is how fast it happened: in just a few years, humanoid robots went from barely walking to sprinting on a competition track. Tap the speaker to enable sound, or expand to fullscreen.
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Three years ago they fell on flat ground. This year in Beijing they sprinted, boxed and flew.
Robot sprinters hit 38 km/h and raced the 100 meters in under 10 seconds. In 2024 they were still learning to run without falling — the curve of progress is almost vertical.
In the kickboxing ring, robots threw hooks and leg kicks, absorbed impact, and got back up within the 10-count — balance and reflexes that looked impossible just a year ago.
Humanoid long jumpers exploded off the board and cleared nearly 8 meters, sticking the landing on two feet. Each year they jump further than anyone predicted.
The answer to "how did robots get this good this fast" is in the hardware: 4,127 precision components responding in under 0.02 seconds — a silicon body built to run, to box and to fly.
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