China’s robots race ahead
The short version
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- How it started I've admitted my fondness for robot fail videos on Stepback before, and let me tell you the World Humanoid Robot Games did not disappoint.
- The five-day event, which wrapped this week in Beijing, brought high drama, and brought it well.
- One robot, made by smartphone maker Honor, lost a leg mid-sprint, while others tripped in a flurry of sparks.
The story
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How it started
I've admitted my fondness for robot fail videos on Stepback before, and let me tell you the World Humanoid Robot Games did not disappoint.
The five-day event, which wrapped this week in Beijing, brought high drama, and brought it well. One robot, made by smartphone maker Honor, lost a leg mid-sprint, while others tripped in a flurry of sparks. Another finis …
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