Humanoid robots fell, crashed, and malfunctioned repeatedly at the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing from August 15 to 17, 2025.
- Date of incident
- 2025-08-15
- Location
- Beijing, China
- Sources
- 5
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How the event developed
- 2025-08-15Report
Box, run, crash: China’s humanoid robot games show advances and limitations - The Guardian
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- theguardian.comBox, run, crash: China’s humanoid robot games show advances and limitations - The Guardian2025-08-15copy 2026-10-26tier 1
- english.beijing.gov.cn2025 World Humanoid Robot Games Opens - International Web Portal of Beijing2025-08-15copy 2026-10-26tier 2
- bastillepost.comPhotos of Beijing's World Humanoid Robot Games show how a human touch is still needed - 巴士的報2025-08-17copy 2026-10-15tier 2
- apnews.comPhotos of Beijing’s World Humanoid Robot Games show how a human touch is still needed - AP News2025-08-17copy 2026-10-15tier 1
- nytimes.comMultiple humanoid robots fell down repeatedly during China's Robot Games competition.2025-08-18copy 2026-10-13tier 1
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