American companies are staging boxing matches with VR-controlled Chinese humanoids to enthusiastic fans. A researcher says it is just robot theater.

On February 9, 2026, the launch conference of the inaugural Global Humanoid Robot Free Combat League — Ultimate Robot ...

Chinese robotics firm EngineAI has launched a humanoid robot combat league in Shenzhen with a 10 million yuan (US$1.44 ...

China launched the “world’s first” free humanoid robot combat league in Shenzhen on Monday.

Robot boxing drew paying fans in San Francisco as VR pilots controlled Unitree G1 humanoids, hinting at a future league of heavier, full-height fighters.

The Ultimate Robot Knockout Legend (URKL), brought by EngineAI, is going to be the world’s first humanoid robot combat league.

Two humanoid G1 robots, developed by China's Unitree Robotics, trade punches in a kickboxing competition during an international robot expo at the EXCO convention center in the southeastern city of ...

HANGZHOU, 27 May (BelTA - People's Daily Online) - The China Media Group (CMG) World Robot Competition - Mecha Fighting Series, the first-ever humanoid robot fighting tournament, kicked off in ...

The world's first humanoid robot boxing championship was recently held in Hangzhou, China. The competition, titled the "Mecha Fighting Series," showed how far robot technology has progressed. It gave ...

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