Records tumble and so do robots at China’s humanoid Olympics

Is there a more apt depiction of existential futility than a humanoid sprinting at top speed only to slam into a safety barrier?

Is there a more apt depiction of existential futility than a humanoid sprinting at top speed only to slam into a safety barrier?

There are more than two million robots working in China's factories - and they are scaling up fast.

A Chinese robotics developer tells CBS News humanoids won't turn against humans as they're just machines: "It all depends on who controls them."

It is ahead of rivals and training up thousands, but profits are a long way off

The five-day World Humanoid Robot Games combine events modelled on human sports with those designed to test the robots in simulated factories, restaurants, offices and in emergency situations.

But its approach will come with enormous costs

The World Humanoid Robot Games test the limits of technology and innovation.

Humanoid robots parade down a track at the start of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images China's second World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off Saturday in Beijing. Robots sprinted, played soccer, boxed — and occasionally crashed into walls. The spectacle comes as China pours

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