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Tech Tuesday: Hundreds of human-like robots compete in the first World Games

A human operator interacts with a robot at the Free Style event for the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.
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A human operator interacts with a robot at the Free Style event for the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

More than 500 human-like robots gathered in China in August to compete in the first-ever World Games.

Sporting legs, arms and fingers, they ran, kicked soccer balls, boxed, and completed everyday tasks like moving suitcases.

Humanoid robots aren’t just engaging in play. They are being put to work around the world.

In the U.S., venture capitalists are investing billions of dollars as companies crank out these robots by the thousands.

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