Chinese robots stole the show at the annual Spring Festival gala with their Kung Fu theatrics this week, marking a significant 'evolution' leap from last year's broadcast.

Robot boxing drew paying fans in San Francisco as VR pilots controlled Unitree G1 humanoids, hinting at a future league of heavier, full-height fighters.

American companies are staging boxing matches with VR-controlled Chinese humanoids to enthusiastic fans. A researcher says it is just robot theater.

He said humanoid robot bobbies — similar to those being trialled for border security in China — could use facial recognition to identify criminals and give chase without getting tired. A robot could “probably do the job of three officers” without the need for breaks or rest, Prof Sun added.

The latest humanoid robot on the market can purportedly run across a grassy lawn, do cartwheels and even fist-fight – and it costs less than $6,000. In a promotional video from China’s Unitree Robotics on Friday — which provoked skepticism from some ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Hundreds of people lined the block outside an ordinary warehouse in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood last weekend for an exclusive invite to the Silicon Colosseum — an underground fight club with mechanical competitors.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We live in an age where a giant robot movie doesn’t seem all that special. Thanks to over a decade of Transformers movies and the excellent Pacific Rim, the novelty of getting a giant ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Ultimate Robot Fighting Ultimate Robot Fighting is a 2.5D game from the developers of Real Steel: World Robot Boxing. In this 3v3 combat game, you fight against the teams of your enemies, sentient AIs that now ...