China's 'robot Olympics' sees humanoids from 16 nations compete in table tennis, football, track

BEIJING (Reuters) -China kicked off a three-day long sports showcase for humanoid robots on Friday, looking to highlight progress in artificial intelligence and robotics with 280 teams from 16 countries competing in the World Humanoid Robot Games. Robots will compete in sports such as football, track and field, and table tennis, as well as tackle robot-specific challenges from sorting medicines and handling materials to cleaning services. Robots from Chinese companies including Unitree and Fourier are among those competing.