From dance floor to war: China readies humanoid robots for combat

Two days after the Games ended, the People’s Liberation Army’s official newspaper drew its own conclusions from the show.

At the World Humanoid Robot Games in China last month, robots jumped, boxed and danced. Some fleet-footed bots ran faster than Usain Bolt over 100 meters. Spectators cheered the machines’ improving capabilities and their meme-worthy stumbles.