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Humanoid robots battle it out in Shanghai fight night

Euronews Monday 21 September 2026, 19:12 UTC 1 min read
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Humanoid robots battled in Shanghai on Saturday at the first stop of the Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL) national city tour. The robots autonomously moved around the ring, analysed their opponents’ postures and selected responses in real time. In one match, a T800 robot continued fighting despite suffering severe damage to its head and neck.

Humanoid robots battled in Shanghai on Saturday at the first stop of the Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL) national city tour. The robots autonomously moved around the ring, analysed their opponents’ postures and selected responses in real time. In one match, a T800 robot continued fighting despite suffering severe damage to its head and neck. The event marks a significant step in demonstrating how humanoid robots can operate autonomously in dynamic, high-contact environments, a key challenge for embodied AI.
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