The games featured more than 500 humanoids on 280 teams from 16 countries, including the United States, Germany and Japan.

Besides those performing tasks, the robots on display include ones that play soccer or Chinese chess, as well as historical figures from scientists Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton to Li Bai, considered one of China's greatest poets. Robots, showing perhaps a humanlike tendency, are not infallible.

Humanoid robots have showcased their talents at the opening ceremony of the first World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. The event began on Thursday evening.

Unitree Robotics brought the spotlight-grabbing machines at Beijing’s set piece robots competition on Friday, burnishing its reputation as a national champion for China’s ambitions in developing AI and humanoids.

China opened its first full-scale shopping center dedicated entirely to robots on Friday, as part of a broader push to bring robotics from research labs into people’s homes.

White Rhino, a quadruped robot developed by Zhejiang University, has set a Guinness World Record for the fastest 100 meters by a four-legged machine, completing the run in 16.33 seconds.

MagicLab's flagship humanoid robot shows of its impressive pulling power with new 551 pound, three-man, drag showcase.