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Tug of War with Robots: The Showdown of the “Steel Strongmen”

Tug of War with Robots: The Showdown of the “Steel Strongmen”

Published on: 2026-08-27

Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation

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Beijing, August 26 /Xinhua/ — On Tuesday, tug-of-war competitions were held at the National Speed Skating Stadium “Ice Ribbon” in Beijing as part of the second World Humanoid Robot Games. Tug-of-war is a new competition included in the program of these games. This strength sport allows evaluating not only the strength of the robots but also the stability of their interaction, as well as their ability to securely grip objects. The contests became a true showdown of “steel strongmen.”

Beijing, August 26 /Xinhua/ — On Tuesday, tug-of-war competitions were held at the National Speed Skating Oval “Ice Ribbon” in Beijing as part of the second World Humanoid Robot Games. Tug-of-war is a new competition added to the program of these games. This strength sport allows evaluation not only of the robots’ power but also the stability of their interaction and their ability to securely grasp objects. The contests became a real showdown of the “steel strongmen.”

Beijing, August 26 /Xinhua/ — On Tuesday, tug-of-war competitions took place at the National Speed Skating Stadium “Ice Ribbon” in Beijing as part of the second World Humanoid Robot Games. Tug-of-war is a new event included in the program of these games. This strength sport not only assesses the robots’ power but also the stability of their interaction and their ability to securely grasp objects. The contests became a true battle of the “steel strongmen.”

Beijing, August 26 /Xinhua/ — On Tuesday, tug of war competitions were held at the National Speed Skating Oval “Ice Ribbon” in Beijing as part of the second World Humanoid Robot Games. Tug of war is a new event included in the program of these games. This strength sport allows assessing not only the power of the robots but also the stability of their cooperation, as well as their ability to securely grasp objects. The competition became a true showdown of “steel strongmen.”

Beijing, August 26 /Xinhua/ — On Tuesday, tug of war competitions were held at the National Speed Skating Oval “Ice Ribbon” in Beijing as part of the second World Humanoid Robot Games. Tug of war is a new event added to the program of these games. This strength sport allows evaluation not only of the robots’ power but also the stability of their interactions and their ability to securely grasp objects. The contests became a true showdown of the “steel strongmen.”

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