{"id":372955,"date":"2026-08-25T19:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-chinas-world-humanoid-games-are-really-about\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T19:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T18:00:06","slug":"what-chinas-world-humanoid-games-are-really-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-chinas-world-humanoid-games-are-really-about\/","title":{"rendered":"What China\u2019s World Humanoid Games are REALLY about"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/hop7BmXUmac\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What China\u2019s World Humanoid Games are REALLY about\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hop7BmXUmac\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Is China building a robot army?<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of them are competing in the World Humanoid Robot Games, as China flexes its mechanical muscles.<\/p>\n<p>These robots have already broken human world records. But they\u2019ve also had some pretty spectacular flops, too.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>America and China are now fighting for top spot in this robotics race.<br \/>\nSo, in this episode &#8211; we\u2019re looking at what these games could mean for the future of the technology sector.<\/p>\n<p>And we speak to Rory Daniels, head of emerging technology and innovation at techUK, to ask if, one day, robots could replace humans as soldiers on the battlefield.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Presenter: Sophie Braybrook<br \/>\nProducers: Tyler Anderson, Harry Peet<br \/>\nSeries Producer: Joseph Keith<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Introduction<br \/>\n0:37 China&#8217;s &#8216;robot olympics&#8217; explained<br \/>\n2:49 Interview with Rory Daniels<br \/>\n4:49 UK&#8217;s position in tech race<br \/>\n7:26 China&#8217;s interest in robots<br \/>\n11:53 Law and regulation<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is China building a robot army? Thousands of them are competing in the World Humanoid Robot Games, as China flexes its mechanical muscles. These robots have already broken human world records. But they\u2019ve also had some pretty spectacular flops, too. 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