Robot filmed colliding with wall during controversial World Humanoid Games training: ‘Sparks flying everywhere’

Call him Wall-E. We might not have to fear machines replacing us in the Olympics just yet. A robo-sprinter’s test run ended in a shower of sparks after it plowed into a wall, sustaining damage to its midsection, as seen in a video with 5 million views on X. “I think China’s robotics industry may be over-optimizing for speed right now,” Eren Chen, an AI expert who shared the footage, wrote in the caption. The robo-flop occurred while it was trying out the track ahead of the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China from August 22-26, Jam Press reported. The humanoid robot crashes into a wall during a test run in Beijing, China. Jam Press During this cybernetic competition, 2,056 robots from 666 teams across 16 countries will descend on the Chinese capital to compete in both sports