Behold, the rise of the tennis-coaching robots. First there was the PongBot, followed by the Tenniix and the Acemate. Now, there's the possibly even more capable ball-shooting, performance-assessing, ...
Starting in 2026, teams will be able to challenge balls and strikes. Here's a complete breakdown of how the new system will work. Major League Baseball tested the ABS challenge system in spring ...
More than 500 human-like robots gathered in China in August to compete in the first-ever World Games. Sporting legs, arms and fingers, they ran, kicked soccer balls, boxed, and completed everyday ...
The only problem with being an astronaut? Less time for video gaming. When NASA astronaut Jonny Kim took control of four robots from space this summer, he reactivated a dormant passion of his: video ...
Racing sailors frequently encounter situations where port and starboard tackers converge on the open racecourse. While the rules clearly give right of way to the starboard tacker, there’s often a ...
In the latest episode of What the Future, we run down the best highlights and fails from the first World Humanoid Robot Games held last week in China. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video ...
I recently dipped my toe into the ocean of content that is BattleTech, and I fear I may have been permanently sucked into a maelstrom of giant, 40-foot-tall robots. I'm not really sure how I managed ...
In mid-August, Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval – the “Ice Ribbon” built for the 2022 Winter Olympics – hosted a new kind of sporting event. For four days, more than 500 humanoid robots from 16 ...
The recently concluded Humanoid Robot Games, a three-day event in Beijing, brought together over 500 humanoid robots, built by 192 universities and 88 private companies, representing 280 teams from 16 ...
BEIJING — They aren’t the most graceful athletes, or the fastest. But they’re learning. From Friday to Sunday, human handlers from 16 countries put about 500 bipedal robots through various motions to ...
The world’s first Humanoid Games were held in Beijing, China Robots from 16 countries competed in sports and practical tasks The event showcased major advancements in robotics and AI The world’s first ...
More than 500 humanoid robots and thousands of spectators traveled to Beijing over the weekend for a sporting event straight out of a science fiction film: the first-of-its-kind World Humanoid Robot ...