A humanoid robot lost its head during the world's first free-combat tournament for full-sized humanoid robots in Shenzhen, China.

The 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing brings together 2,000 robots from 16 countries as they fight for sporting glory. The five-day event includes table tennis, soccer and running — with one speedy robot even breaking the human 100-meter record.

A white humanoid robot dubbed "White Eagle" sent the crowd into a frenzy Thursday night in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province after landing a precise high kick to the head of its black-clad opponent, "Matador," at what organizers billed as the ...

A viral robot company is turning an empty San Francisco storefront into a space where visitors can watch, learn about and eventually buy humanoid robots. REK, a company known for its robot fighting events, is expanding its operation with a storefront that ...

China’s humanoid robot industry is expanding at remarkable speed, backed by billions in investment, government policy and a growing number of companies. Yet viral demonstrations and ambitious production targets tell only part of the story.

Despite jogging backwards, the blundering bot is unable to correct course. The hapless humanoid topples backwards onto its noggin and seemingly breaks its waist, causing sparks to fly like one of the ill-fated police prototypes in “Robocop 2.”