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Beijing – 17 August 2025
1. Humanoid robots starting to run the 4 X 100m relay
2. Robots meeting at first relay exchange point
3. Robot falling at second exchange point
4. Tracking shot of Unitree robot in the lead
5. Malfunctioning robot being checked by engineer
6. Wide of awards ceremony
7. Gold medal presented to Unitree robot
8. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Gao Yuan, Marketing Manager of Unitree Robotics:
“We participated in this games not (just) to win a gold or silver medal. Our biggest win is not (being) the champion but showing everyone the charisma of our mass-produced robots. What matters the most is keeping up the healthy development of our industry.”
9. Wide of spectators
10. Various of final of 5 v 5 robotic soccer game
11. Screen showing goal
12. Mid of goal
13. Wide of spectators applauding and cheering
14. Various of awards ceremony, robots waving
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Felix Loos, HTWK Robots (from Germany):
“We learned a lot about how shooting works and at the competition, especially Tsinghua (team) did a very great shot and that’s what at the end made the edge for them to win. And so we learned a lot about that, but also about other strategies.”
16. Various of third-place match of 5 v 5 soccer games, robots falling
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Miguel Yáñez, Team Puma (from Mexico):
“We’ve never got to use the software, the documentation before. We understood and we got to touch everything and observe how it was and how to move the parameters and to understand how to move the robots and how to control them better and better.”
18. Various of the 100m final, robot falling at end
19. Robot walking after race
20. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Su Junes, investor of AI and robotic industry:
“Both hardware and software still have room for improvement. This includes the generalisation ability of large models, such as their adaptability across multiple scenarios, as well as navigation and recognition capabilities- these are areas that need to be enhanced in the future. In addition, sensors, including vision, force sensing, and tactile sensing, as well as certain core components, also have potential for further development in terms of lightweight design and flexibility.”
21. Sign of the World Humanoid Robot Games
22. Various of awards ceremony
STORYLINE:
Humanoid robots raced and punched their way through three days of a multi-sport competition at the World Humanoid Robot Games, wrapping up on Sunday in Beijing.
But they also toppled, crashed and collapsed, requiring humans’ help and leading to questions about how far, after all, the robots can go on their own.
The games featured more than 500 humanoids on 280 teams from 16 countries, including the US, Germany and Japan.
They competed in sports such as soccer, running and boxing at the 12,000-seater National Speed Skating Oval, built for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
The event comes as China has stepped up efforts to develop humanoid robots powered by artificial intelligence.
On the final day of competitions on Sunday, robots were seen taking part in the finals of 4×100 meters relay, the 100 meters race and 5v5 football.
The champion team of the 4×100 meters relay, from China’s prestigious Unitree Robotics, completed the race in 1 minute and 48 seconds.
Without batons in hand, runners simply ran shoulder to shoulder with their teammate at the exchange point, which was counted as a successful baton transfer.
Another Unitree robot went on to win the 100-metre dash in 22 seconds.
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