But even before this month, China has been turning to high-profile events to showcase its tech, including a robot ...

China has kicked off the first-ever Robot Olympics in Beijing, hosting the World Humanoid Robot Games. CNBC's Eunice Yoon ...

The World Humanoid Robot Games delivered three days of robotic competition in events like running, boxing and soccer.

Grid Aero wants to build fleets of low-cost, long-range autonomous cargo planes that could foil Chinese defenses designed to ...

Humanoid robots competed in a sports competition in Beijing where they ran, kicked and punched — as well as crashed and fell ...

The Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing — featuring running, kickboxing and soccer — highlighted advancements in robotics. Limitations, too.

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Leading Chinese telco offers robot showcase next gen 5G network that supports embodied AI realising seamless connectivity for ...

Inside the venue, China Unicom deployed its 5G-A digital indoor system, which utilizes 300MHz ultra-high-bandwidth spectrum.

On August 15, 2025, in Beijing, China, @Zháishēngtóngxué shared a video of a robot mishap. In the video, the robot is seen ...

Chinese researchers are creating the first humanoid robot capable of carrying a pregnancy using an artificial womb. Led by Dr ...

The idea stems from gaps in reproductive healthcare. Infertility rates in China are rising—from 11.9% in 2007 to 18% in 2020, ...