BREAKING

Breaking records. Breaking things.
Daily robot incidents, damage reports and repair bills.
Brakes ship in v2.
CA: VJdpSDDLof7HuZiNmsRUSL4YCncsk1FGiVoHyAJpump

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

Robot broke the human speed record.
Then it broke the electrical box.
So we made BREAKING — where progress meets the repair bill.

Next: Robot Games coverage, damage reports, and meme kits for every malfunction.

Future moves fast.
Brakes ship in v2.

https://t.co/lXm5Fwqbl7

[Eren Chen @ErenChenAI]

Robot breaking the human speed record and BREAKING an electrical box at the same time.

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

DAMAGE REPORT — 400m LARGE
38.15 seconds.
Human record: retired.
Timing gantry: also retired.
First gold of the Games.
Repair bill: ATH.

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

maybe a record they can't break yet.

#BREAKING

[Takumi Kawasetsu, 川節拓実 @takumi_k_jpn]

100m障害物走の決勝

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

Couldn’t make the robot run like Bolt.

So they made Bolt run like the robot.
https://t.co/Kdd7NoprFq

[Hungry Donkey 🥕 @hungrydonkey]

Usain Bolt, running robot-style 😂

Made with @magnific + Kling 3.0 Omni.

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

Cooked? No.

We’ve just been reassigned to the repair crew.
https://t.co/BXcpzUw7q4

[Serenity @aleabitoreddit]

After watching clips of China's humanoid Olympics...

I think we're cooked chat.

Still can't believe $GOOGL sold Boston Dynamics, don't think we have another humanoid that can backflip.

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

@elonmusk when is Optimus entering the Robot Games?

We’ll save a lane.

The electrical boxes are being relocated.
https://t.co/Xp9dA6Bg51

[Arthur MacWaters @ArthurMacwaters]

we’re having debates about datacenters and China is publicly developing superhuman robot armies

what the actual hell are we doing here guys

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

2,056 robots. 51 events.

Zero medals for braking.
https://t.co/TCQMBmgdDD

[RoboHub🤖 @XRoboHub]

The humanoid Olympics are back: 2,056 robots, five days of racing, fighting, football—and actual work. 🤖🏅

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 aren’t what I’m 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 0.5× scoring weight.

That’s 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.

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

NEW RECORD:

0 to fire extinguisher in one crash.
https://t.co/wEp3ensb4L

[NHKニュース @nhk_news]

【人型ロボットがウサイン・ボルト超え】
北京で開催中の人型ロボットの運動会。
陸上男子100ｍでは ついに人類の世界記録を上回りました。

人型ロボット技術の現状は？
詳しくはこちらの記事で↓
https://t.co/RYbAOOBuXp

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

Tried a tornado kick.

Gravity won by knockout.
https://t.co/S5TUPh9GHt

[KanekoaTheGreat @KanekoaTheGreat]

Chinese MMA robot knocks itself out attempting a tornado kick at the World Humanoid Robot Games

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

BREAKING is now an official robot sport.

We have never felt more qualified.
https://t.co/XHoRzosdM0

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

The World Humanoid Robot Games

still a better performance than the breakdancing bit at the Paris Olympics

Writer: Oliver

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

The 1% kept BUIDLing.

The building filed a repair bill.
https://t.co/fozlJsvC8d

[Binance @binance]

They called it luck. We call it BUIDL

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

The robot entered the long jump.

The referee accidentally entered the 100m.
https://t.co/nwlrCrZllV

[偏航 @pianhangx]

机器人跳远比赛出现戏剧性的一幕

机器人一个大跳没刹住吓了裁判一跳

最后自己也没站稳倒在了地上😅😭

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

They named it Shy Shy.

It ran 400 meters avoiding eye contact.

Gold medal. Zero small talk.

[偏航 @pianhangx]

天工的这款机器人跑步姿势我可以笑一整年，出人意料的是它还跑出了第一名。🏅😂

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

Found the base layer.

Turns out it was load-bearing.
https://t.co/37Muy9h1t6

[Base @base]

Do you see it?

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

Exhibition ice football: 3–1.
Goal scored.
Goal frame: retired.
Net: now a team accessory.

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

new record: broken.

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[Eren Chen @ErenChenAI]

Robot broke the long jump record.

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

Scenario event: restaurant service.
Order completed.
Microwave: no longer microwave-shaped.

keep the robots breaking records on the field.

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

Scenario: emergency rescue.
Victim secured.
Building: no longer required.
Mission success rate: 100%.
Structural integrity: 0%.

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

400m autonomous final.
38.15 seconds.
Center of gravity: optional.
Record book: updated.
Floor: still deciding.

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

First KO of the Games.
Technique: perfect.
Judges’ table: also perfect (as debris).
Winner by structural knockout.

[BREAKING @RobotBreaks]

cutest robot clankers also breaking records.

the cutest records.

[clankr @clankrmedia]

Cutest robots from World Humanoid Robot Games!