People called me crazy at $3M. Then they called me insane at $80M.
People called me crazy at $10M. Then they called me insane at $90M.
People called me crazy at $30M. Theyโll call me insane at $150M.
Theyโll call me crazy at $100M. Then insane at $500M.
Crazy at $250M. Insane at $1B.
And the cycle will continue until CATE flips DOGE.
Slowly, then all at once. ๐๐
The humanoid Olympics are back: 2,056 robots, five days of racing, fighting, footballโand actual work. ๐ค๐
The 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games just opened in Beijing: 666 teams from 16 countries, competing across 51 events. Last year had just 26.
The speed jump is already ridiculous. Robots are now running the 100 m in the low-9-second range, while Tien Kung Ultra reached 2.88 m in the standing high jump.
But the viral sports clips arenโt what Iโm watching most.
This year, autonomy matters a lot more. The 400 m, 1,500 m and relays are fully autonomous, while the 21 scenario events test robots on factory work, rescue, household tasks and dexterous manipulation. Teleoperated runs only get 0.5ร scoring weight.
Thatโs the part that makes this year much more interesting than 2025. Fast running gets attention. Staying autonomous through long, messy, real-world tasks tells us much more about which robots are actually getting closer to real deployment.