Overview
- The second World Humanoid Robot Games opened at the National Speed Skating Oval with 51 events, 1,301 matches, 666 teams and 2,056 robots competing in athletics and real‑world scenario tasks.
- Tiangong’s Ultra model produced headline athletic times, which included a 9.39‑second 100m and a 38.15‑second 400m that won the event’s first gold, demonstrating faster sprint and middle‑distance performance on course.
- Honor’s team publicly announced that its 'Flash' robot has broken five human world records and posted a 9.32s 100m test time, but those company claims and on‑course results are reported with differing levels of external corroboration.
- The Games emphasized autonomy and task breadth with demonstrations such as Galaxy General’s fully autonomous tennis humanoid and Zhiyuan’s robots winning fire‑emergency and library scenario golds.
- Industry announcements during the event included consumer preorders and production partnerships, statements that deployable humanoid unit costs have fallen toward the 100,000 RMB range, and plans to convert the venue into a permanent training base, a shift that could speed wider deployment and lower prices for users.