This year’s World Humanoid Robot Games proved the moment when machines finally got the better of humans.
Records fell like dominoes over the weekend – including the 400m sprint, which was shattered by a Chinese robot on Sunday by almost five seconds.
The human record was set by South African sprinter Wayde van Niekirk, who ran the distance in 43.03 seconds at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
But a white humanoid bot called Tiangong Ultra thrashed the time when it tore down the track in just 38.15 seconds.
It was the second big moment for the model, developed by a local government-backed research centre in
To provide well-rounded coverage and a breadth of insight across various events, we rely on contributions from several staff writers, each bringing their own area of expertise to our publication.