Imagine walking down the street and stumbling upon a soccer match, except the competitors are robots, not humans. Would you be surprised to learn that this isn’t a Steven Spielberg futuristic movie set but a real-life athletic competition?

The first-ever World Humanoid Robot Sports Games kicked off in Beijing on August 15, hosted by the city’s municipal government in hopes of promoting China’s technological advancements and fostering further dialogue internationally.

Let’s take a look at the details of this event and muse about what it might mean for our future:

Is there any precedent for this event?

While this is the first-ever full-scale event of its kind, it is coming on the heels of the 10th World Robot Conference in Beijing, held August 8-12, according to the Asia Times.

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