Interesting Engineering on MSN

5,000 humanoid robots in 3 years: China’s rising robotics star hits major milestone

Shanghai’s AgiBot announced on Monday that it has manufactured its 5,000th robot, marking a major moment for one of China’s ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

How China’s hyper-realistic humanoid robot achieved its eerily human walk

Rather than pushing a futuristic, machine-forward aesthetic, XPENG leans into recognisable visual cues such as body shape, ...
The New York Times

The Athletes at China’s Robot Games Fell Down a Lot

The Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing — featuring running, kickboxing and soccer — highlighted advancements in robotics. Limitations, too. By Yan Zhuang There’s a very real concern that robots could ...
Mashable

Robot athletes go for gold at the first ever World Humanoid Robot Games

Remotely operated by their human teams, the robots will be tested for agility and skill competing in 26 events like football, martial arts, gymnastics, and track and field events like running and a ...
NBC New York

In another AI push, China holds the world's first sports event for humanoid robots

BEIJING — They aren’t the most graceful athletes, or the fastest. But they’re learning. From Friday to Sunday, human handlers from 16 countries put about 500 bipedal robots through various motions to ...
Christian Science Monitor

China’s humanoid robots are gaining ground – but they’re not there yet

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
The New York Times

There Are More Robots Working in China Than the Rest of the World Combined

China has embarked on a campaign to use more robots in its factories, transforming its manufacturing industries and becoming the dominant maker. By Meaghan Tobin and Keith Bradsher Meaghan Tobin ...
GCN

Robots race, kick balls, crash in China

China’s World Humanoid Robot Games represent a spectacular collision of cutting-edge technology and competitive entertainment, where 280 teams from 16 countries gathered to push the boundaries of ...
New York Post

China installing nearly 10 times as many robots in factories as the US

China is the world’s most dominant power in automating its manufacturing — installing nearly 10 times as many robots in its factories as the United States, according to new data. Last year, more than ...
Gizmochina

China is the World’s Robot Superpower: Installs More Robots Than the Rest of the World Combined

China continues to lead the world in industrial robotics, installing a record 295,000 robots in 2024 alone, which accounts for over half of all global installations. This growth is part of a global ...
The Spokesman-Review

There are more robots working in China than the rest of the world combined

China is making and installing factory robots at a far greater pace than any other country, with the United States a distant third, further strengthening China’s already dominant global role in ...