The World Humanoid Robot Games (WHRG) is a contest featuring machines that look like people. It was first held in Beijing in August 2025.
There are many events based on different games and possibilities. Robots also compete on how well they can run by themselves Full autonomy means that the robot requires no human to complete the event.In 2026, some events stop humans from telling the robots what to do. In some events where humans are allowed to tell the robots what to do, robots that need to be told what to do receive half as many points as those that don't.
The 4 x 100m relay, soccer, tai chi, and gymnastics events did not allow humans to help the robots. Other events, like the 400m obstacle course and kickboxing, allow a human to help.
At the first Games in 2025, 500 robots from 280 competed in 26 different events such as: boxing, soccer, cleaning and medicine sorting.
The contests show the humanoid robots to many people and encourage people to make them better and to give money to make them better. In 2026 NBC News if these robots can be used for normal things even though they are used for some of the best ever performances, with CBS News and TechRadar said some of the robots fell, broke, or caught fire. Forbes said the games help show what robots can do with or without humans telling them what to do.
