Humanoid robots can sprint and box – but the real test is doing the laundry

At the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, humanoid robots demonstrated advanced physical capabilities including sprinting, boxing, and performing task-based simulations. The Tiangong Ultra robot completed the 100-meter sprint in 8.64 seconds, surpassing the human world record, highlighting progress in dynamic locomotion and real-time control systems. Despite these achievements, the article questions whether such performance translates to practical, everyday tasks like doing laundry.