The ‘Robotics Olympics’, which took place in Beijing at the end of August, attracted a large number of participants. But in the 2027 edition, the focus of the games will shift increasingly from the athletics track to the home, with competitions involving the preparation of complex dishes and the ironing of clothes

China uses sport to showcase its technological prowess, whilst machine records raise questions about the future of the human body. If our athletic movements become the basis for training robots, what will remain of human sport? This is where humanoid records may lead us

The Federal Communications Commission has added advanced robots and inverters to the Covered List. The text does not explicitly mention China, but within the sector it is clear that there is only one target. And the underlying reason is that, in the race to develop these products, the United States appears to be at a disadvantage

As things stand at the moment, robots can’t dig: even to make a hole in the ground and plant a basil seedling the right way round, you need skill – you need human hands

For the Chinese, robots will learn from humans. We’ll start by suggesting the most useful lessons