At the World Humanoid Robot Games in
Beijing, which opened Saturday with over 2,000 robots from 16 countries, a
Chinese machine shattered the 100-meter human record of 9.58 seconds.
The same model had clocked 21.50 seconds just
a year ago, showing huge strides in robotics.
Robots also tackled high jumps, football, and boxing, with one pulling off a Ronaldo celebration after scoring, while others marched in sync or crashed at the finish line.