The world's first-ever humanoid robot games began Friday in Beijing, with 500 androids competing in sports and practical tasks. The games include traditional sports like athletics and basketball, as well as practical tasks such as medicine categorisation and cleaning.
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A robot competes in the 400M run during the World Humanoid Robot Games Photo: AFP
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An engineer (L) controls a robot as it competes in the 400M run during the World Humanoid Robot Games | Photo: AFP
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Engineers follow their robots as they compete in the 400M run during the World Humanoid Robot Games | Photo: AFP
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A man dressed as a banana stands near robots being prepared for a soccer event at the World Humanoid Robot Games | Photo: AP
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An operator monitors a robot competing in the Factory Scenario Material Sorting event for the World Humanoid Robot Games | Photo: AP
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Robots take part in the Free Combat event for the World Humanoid Robot Games | Photo: AP
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Two robots fight in a free combat style event during the World Humanoid Robot Games | Photo: AFP
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A robot knocks out another during the Free Combat event for the World Humanoid Robot Games | Photo: AP
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Robots prepare to take part in the Free Combat event for the World Humanoid Robot Games | Photo: AP
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Robots compete in a soccer event at the World Humanoid Robot Games | Photo: AP
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Robots compete in a 5x5 football match during the World Humanoid Robot Games Photo: AFP
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Robots “warm-up” for a 3X3 football match during the World Humanoid Robot Games | Photo: AFP
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Robots demonstrate football sport during the opening ceremony of the World Humanoid Robot Games | Photo: AFP
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Humanoid robots demonstrate a 100 m sprint during the opening ceremony of the World Humanoid Robot Games | Photo: AFP
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Robots practice before the opening ceremony of the World Humanoid Robot Games | Photo: AFP
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Engineers and robots take part in the opening ceremony of the World Humanoid Robot Games | Photo: AFP