THE first ever robot Olympics have kicked off - with footage of the bungling droids showing they might not be ready for world domination just yet.

The three-day event, which takes place in China , will see robots with 280 teams from 16 different countries battle it out over a range of sporting events.

The AI bots are set to go head-to-head in a range of competitions such as football , track and field, boxing and table tennis .

Robot-specific games are also set to take place - with contests ranging from sorting medicines to handling materials to cleaning services.

But human athletes can rest easy - footage of the games show there are a few defects which need to be ironed out.

At one of the first events a five–aside football match, 10 robots the size of seven–year–olds wad

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