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The age of robots is coming.

2026-08-15 21:06:27Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

More than 2,000 humanoid robots from 16 countries are expected to compete in Beijing this month, quadrupling the number of participants compared to the first edition held last year.

The second edition of the World Humanoid Robot Games, to be held on August 22-26, has attracted 666 teams and 2,056 robots, Xinhua reported.

Participants include teams from the US, Germany, Japan and Brazil, Xinhua reported, citing Jiang Guangzhi, director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology.

Chinese teams account for 641 of the registered teams.

The event will include more than 30 competitions, including running and football, as well as the newly added long jump, weightlifting, tug-of-war and table tennis.

Other competitions will go beyond sports, testing robots in tasks such as assembly, home maintenance, emergency response and book sorting, in environments designed to resemble factories, hotels, homes and logistics centers.

According to the report, the games are designed to test the ability of humanoid robots to move, maintain balance and manipulate objects.

Organizers say some of the competition rules could eventually contribute to the creation of technical standards for industrial use.

The event attracted international attention last year, when more than 500 robots from 280 teams representing 16 countries participated in the first edition.

Humanoid robots have since become an important part of China's technological development efforts.

Videos of Chinese humanoid robots performing martial arts moves and gymnastic routines at the country's Spring Festival Gala on February 16 went viral worldwide.

A Chinese government official said in July that the country's production of humanoid robots is expected to exceed 100,000 units this year, as the sector moves towards wider commercial use.

The games also serve as a showcase for an industry in which China already dominates commercially.

Chinese manufacturers accounted for more than 97 percent of global shipments of humanoid robots in the first half of 2026, according to US market research company Smart Analytics Global, based in California.

The growth of the industry has also strained relations with Washington.

The US Federal Communications Commission on July 29 restricted the ability of new humanoid and quadruped robots manufactured abroad to receive the authorization generally required for their import, trade or sale in the US, citing cybersecurity and national security risks.

The restrictions do not affect robots that are already authorized for use in the U.S., but could limit Chinese manufacturers' access to a potentially important market as they expand into markets abroad.


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