Humanoid Robot's Epic Crash at World Games Sparks Online Frenzy

We might not have to fear machines replacing us in the Olympics just yet. A robo-sprinter’s test run ended in a shower of sparks after it plowed into a wall, sustaining damage to its midsection, as seen in a video with 5 million views on X.

“I think China’s robotics industry may be over-optimizing for speed right now,” Eren Chen, an AI expert who shared the footage, wrote in the caption.

The robo-flop occurred while it was trying out the track ahead of the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China from August 22-26, Jam Press reported.