Humanoid robots play autonomous table tennis at World Robot Games · 8 sources tracked

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1. 量子位 (QbitAI) TIER_1 中文(ZH) · 衡宇 · 2026-08-23 09:29

   Not being a Silicon Valley follower: Several young people pursuing PhDs are betting on the integrated brain of bipedal humanoid robots

   机器人开卡丁车连续过弯，一镜到底全自主

2. 量子位 (QbitAI) TIER_1 中文(ZH) · 量子位的朋友们 · 2026-08-19 10:12

   World's First Humanoid Robot Autonomous Table Tennis Full Match Debuts at 2026 World Robot Conference

   超维动力KAI全栈具身智能硬核登场

3. 量子位 (QbitAI) TIER_1 中文(ZH) · 听雨 · 2026-08-17 09:04

   Humanoid robots have started playing the national ball! Two robots completed an 11-point match.

   没有遥控、没人喂球

4. 雷峰网 (Leiphone) TIER_1 中文(ZH) · 2026-08-21 15:27

   The world's first humanoid robot autonomous table tennis complete match debuts at the 2026 World Robot Conference, Super Dimension Power KAI full-stack embodied intelligence makes a hardcore appearance

   <p style="text-align: left; margin-top: 7.8pt; margin-bottom: 7.8pt;"><span>8月19日，以&quot;人机共生、产需共融&quot;为主题的2026世界机器人大会在北京正式开幕。作为全栈具身智能</span><span>大模型公司</span><span>，超维动力携全球首个人形机器人自主乒乓球完整对局成果、SMASH 2.0高动态人形乒乓系统、</span><span>KAI世界模型、</span><span>全球最高117个全身自由度的KAIBot高拟人本体、KAI Hand…

5. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Howard Liu · 2026-08-23 03:00

   Are humanoid robots the future? Chinese makers instead highlight practical design

   Humanoid robots were still among the biggest crowd-pleasers at this year’s World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing, though other types of robots, such as wheeled machines, were gaining momentum as the industry moves from demonstration to deployment. At Unitree Robotics’ packed bo…

6. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · John Koetsier, Senior Contributor · 2026-08-19 22:32

   The Humanoid Robot Games Events Are A Market Map

   What do the events at the World Humanoid Games tell us about the state of humanoid robots? Plenty ... including a market map of where they'll be commercialized first.

7. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) · 2026-08-25 01:52

   World Humanoid Robot Games 2.0: Robots Move From Fast Times to Real-World Work

   The second World Humanoid Robot Games wrapped at Beijing's Ice Ribbon with 666 teams and 2,056 robots in 51 events, shifting from raw speed toward dexterous, autonomous and real-scenario work.

8. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) · 2026-08-24 02:04

   China's Humanoid Robots Are Getting Faster — and Smarter

   Crowds packed the World Robot Conference while humanoid athletes sprinted 100 metres in 9.32 seconds. Unitree, AgiBot and Honor showcased faster, cheaper hardware, as ball-screw and reducer prices fell sharply and robot entertainment deals emerged.

9. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) · 2026-08-19 08:20

   Robot Games Preview: From Performance to Work — What Humanoid Robots Ran Through This Year

   The second World Humanoid Robot Games opens August 22 at the Ice Ribbon with 666 teams and 2,056 robots, team count up 138% and robots quadrupling. Industry figures describe machine configurations converging, core parts following, capacity and orders rising, but scenarios still u…

10. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) · 2026-08-18 02:06

    Two Humanoid Robots Play a Full 11-Point Table Tennis Match — HKU and KAI's SMASH 2.0 Autonomously Serves, Rallies, and Scores

    A team from the University of Hong Kong and KAI research completed what they call the first full autonomous humanoid table tennis match: two robots played a complete 11-point game with no remote control and no human feeding balls. The SMASH 2.0 system will debut at the second Wor…

11. Email — The Neuron Daily TIER_1 English(EN) · bounces+108408231-d643-ixopuqcnaqfytydbg643=kill-the-newsletter.com@em2003.mail.beehiiv.com (bounces+108408231-d643-ixopuqcnaqfytydbg643=kill-the-newsletter.com@em2003.mail.beehiiv.com) · 2026-08-26 16:02

    Humanoid robots are going for gold 🥇

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12. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] · 2026-08-22 16:58

    Humanoid robots may be approaching the breakthrough that turns them from impressive demonstrations into genuinely useful machines. The scale of its ambition: •

    Humanoid robots may be approaching the breakthrough that turns them from impressive demonstrations into genuinely useful machines. The scale of its ambition: • Current industry training data is estimated around 100,000 hours • ACE aims for deployment in at least 1,000 stores over…

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13. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Polski(PL) · aisight · 2026-08-23 15:02

    Humanoids will cease to be just a technological curiosity when their systems begin to predict the consequences of movement in real-time. Wang Xiaogang from ACE Robotics

    Humanoidy przestaną być tylko technologiczną ciekawostką, gdy ich systemy zaczną przewidywać skutki ruchu w czasie rzeczywistym. Wang Xiaogang z ACE Robotics wyznacza nową datę graniczną dla inteligencji ucieleśnionej. # si # ai # sztucznainteligencja # wiadomości # informacje # …

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14. r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Distinct-Question-16 · 2026-08-17 22:00

    Tests for the Worldwide Humanoid Robot Games have already started

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