Tesla Optimus rival Unitree shines at China’s world robot games

The first “world humanoid robot games” in books.
The three -day competition in Beijing hugged on Sunday and attracted 280 teams from 16 countries, including US teams.
During the games, humanoid athletes competed in dance wars, martial arts, 400 meters and 1500 meters races and long jumps and a football tournament.
“Robots have stronger joints and core power, Gu said Guo Tong, his team has programmed one of the futuristic footballers for Hephaestus.
Guo, until 2050 robots idol football star Cristiano Ronaldo’nun said.
“It is easier to coaching the robots, while the Chinese Olympic boxer Li Yang lesed his robot with someone else,” Coaching robots. ” He said. “People are emotional.”
Based on HANGZHOU, Unitree is seen as a rival TeslaOptimus won multiple medals. Beijing-based X-Humanoid and Hong Kong on the list of Shenzhen Ubtech also impressed.
Unitree Robotics’s humanoid robots ranks first at the 4x100m track and field event on the third day of the world Humanoid robot games in Beijing, China, in China, on August 17, 2025.
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The Chinese government targeted humanoid robots as a future key industry for the economy, and Beijing plans to establish a first -class humanitarian robot industry until 2027.
Games are the last of a series of events and programs aiming to encourage humanoid robot technology. China announced in August that it plans to regulate the second Olympic -style activity for humanoid robots.
Robots also tested their business skills that exhibit their abilities as pharmaceutical storage clerks, factory workers and hotel personnel.
A challenge for a robot in cleaning was to get all the garbage in a fake hotel room and remove the garbage. The referees told CNBC that the biggest obstacle for these robots opened the door and closed the door.
Robot designer Wang Xidong said competition is the key to testing and developing robots’ skills.
“We’re refining our robots, Wang Wang said. “Everyone feels motivated to compete.”