World Humanoid Robot Games 2026
📅 Saturday, 22 August 2026 → Wednesday, 26 August 2026 in 37 days
World Humanoid Robot Games 2026 — second edition of the world's premier humanoid robotics competition. August 22-26, 2026, National Speed Skating Oval (Beijing — the 2022 Winter Olympics venue). Co-hosted by Beijing municipal government and China Media Group. 32 events across two main categories: 26 competitive events in 9 disciplines (athletics, football, gymnastics, weightlifting, martial arts, street dance, sport dance, tug-of-war, pitch-pot) plus 6 scenario-based contests (factory, hotel, home, emergency response, hospital, retail). 2025 edition drew 280 teams + 500+ humanoid robots from 16 countries. Strong embodied-intelligence and fine-manipulation focus.
The World Humanoid Robot Games is a competition-format event held at Beijing's National Speed Skating Oval (the "Ice Ribbon"), returning for its second edition. It pairs athletic and task-based robot contests with public demonstrations of embodied AI.
Who it's for
The robotics industry, researchers, competing teams and the general public.
What to expect
Humanoid-robot competitions across athletic and practical-task events, demonstrations of locomotion and embodied intelligence, and exhibitions from participating robotics teams. The detailed event programme is published on the organiser's site.
