The three-day event is held in Beijing and will include a variety of sports, with the robots being half the size of human adults

BEIJING: The world’s first-ever humanoid robot games began Friday in Beijing, with over 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as they compete…

More than 500 humanoid robots in 280 teams from 16 countries – including Japan, Germany and the US – were expected to compete in 26 sports.

The World Humanoid Robot Games, an international sports competition for human-form robots, opened in Beijing on Thursday

The three-day event is held in Beijing and will include a variety of sports, with the robots being half the size of human adults

The World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off in Beijing, with AI-powered robots from around the globe competing in sports including track, soccer and dance.

Beijing hosts the first World Humanoid Robot Games with 500 androids competing in sports and tasks.