TL;DR: In a groundbreaking event, 12,000 humans will race against bipedal robots in a long-distance competition where the use of wheels is prohibited. What's the point of creating a humanoid robot if you can't race it? Well, many people agree with that ...

Soccer is getting a high-tech upgrade in Beijing this weekend, and the players aren’t just fast — they’re fully robotic. The RoBoLeague World Robot Soccer League will host its final match in the city’s Yizhuang Development Zone on Saturday, where ...

What just happened? There have been a few stories about robots that fail to impress recently, but China has shown that the humanoid machines continue to advance at a concerning pace. One of its robots has just entered the record books by walking for 66 ...