From AlphaGo to AstraTennis: Humanoid Robots Bring AI Into the Physical World
BEIJING, Aug. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A new milestone in artificial intelligence and robotics was achieved as Galbot humanoid robots competed against human athletes in the world's first live autonomous humanoid robot tennis match, broadcast globally during the opening ceremony of the Second World Humanoid Robot Games.
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