A humanoid robot participates in the World Robot Games in China, the first in history. EFE/EPA/WU HAO
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The first World Humanoid Robots Games were inaugurated this Thursday in the National Oval of Speed Speed 'Ribbon' of Beijing, with the participation of 280 delegations from 16 countries that will compete until August 17 in 26 disciplines distributed in four categories.
The opening ceremony, held before a capacity close to two thirds of the total of 12,000, included a Initial choreography led by 15 Booster T1 and K1 robots, And a first parade in which 25 robots with artificial intelligence marched autonomously in formation, without remote control.
During the opening, the scheme of an Olympic Games was reproduced, with a symbolic ignition of a kind of flame that represents the heart of the athletes, oath of participating robots and Olympic return.
The show included musical performances with local renowned singers accompanied by the same robots that have starred in recent months such as robocup, boxing exhibitions or the half -marathon of Beijing.
The enclosure, which hosted evidence of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, has been transformed into a 'blue tape' with a sports field and several tracks in the center for Football competitions and soil gymnastics.
The sports program is divided into competitive, exhibition, stage and peripheral disciplines. The competitive They include tests such as 100 meters, 400 meters, 4 × 100 relays, 100 meters fences, length jump without running, vertical height jump, soil and football gymnastics exercise, The latter under the brand 'Robocup Asia-Pacific Beijing Masters'.
Despite its “World” denomination and the presence of foreign delegations, international participation is concentrated in football, while most disciplines have Chinese teams exclusively.
The organization falls to the Beijing government together with sector agencies with international projection, such as the World Cooperation Organization in Robotics and the Robocup Asia-Pacific International Committee.
The exhibition those contemplate individual and group dance, martial arts and spontaneous creativity, while those of scenario reproduce industrial environments, hoteliers or pharmacists with tests such as manipulation of materials, classification or reception services. Among the peripherals include free fighting and basketball.
Traditional and modern elements were also mixed, with robots characterized as terracotta warriors or figures of Chinese mythology such as Sun Wukong or Nezha to attract public attention.
In the stadium halls, visitors can ask for and collect juices or coffees made by robotized machines and attend demonstrations in which robots compete with people in table tennis or basketball.
The appointment coincides with a rapid development of the incarnate intelligence industry in China. According to official data, since the beginning of 2025, twelve companies in the sector have achieved contracts worth almost 500 million yuan.
Meanwhile, companies such as Unitree Robotics have popularized products such as robotic dogs and humanoid robots for consumption, although experts estimate that generalized domestic adoption could take between two and three years, mainly due to costs of cost and safety.
In 2024, China manufactured 556,000 industrial robots, two thirds of world productionand also leads in patents in the sector, that the government considers strategic to face its demographic challenges.
