The 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games (WHRG), which will take place in Beijing from August 15 to 17, opened for registration on Friday.
The WHRG, the world's first multi-sport competition for humanoid robots, will be held at the National Stadium, also known as the "Bird's Nest", and the National Speed Skating Oval, dubbed the "Ice Ribbon", featuring both main and peripheral events.
The main events comprise three categories: competitive events, exhibition matches, and scenario-based events, covering a total of 19 disciplines. They will test the athletic and functional skills of robots in track and field, soccer, dance, material handling, and medical sorting.
Peripheral events such as badminton, table tennis, and basketball will emphasize entertainment and audience interaction.
The Games are open for registration to Chinese and international enterprises, universities, research institutes, innovation teams, clubs, and other organizations through the official website. Each team may enter multiple categories and use different robots for various events, but robot substitutions during events are prohibited.
The WHRG will be co-hosted by the People's Government of Beijing Municipality and China Media Group (CMG), with CMG Beijing Station serving as a co-organizer.
Registration for World Humanoid Robot Games opens
The United States and Iran reached an understanding on the issue of Iran's frozen financial assets on Monday through Qatari mediation, according to a source in Qatar familiar with the ongoing talks between the U.S. and the Iranian senior delegation in Doha.
The two sides are "very likely" to announce an agreement on Tuesday, as the issue of frozen financial assets is crucial to Iran, said the source.
The high-level Iranian delegation, which includes Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, arrived in Doha on Monday for talks with Qatari officials on a possible peace agreement with the United States, according to Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency.
The talks aim to advance diplomatic efforts mediated by Pakistan in recent weeks to end the "war of aggression imposed" by the United States and Israel against Iran, Mehr reported.
An official with the Qatari Foreign Ministry said that the talks focus on issues such as the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpile, and frozen Iranian funds overseas. The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati was present in the delegation and responsible for discussing financial matters that might be involved in a final agreement.
Iran and the United States reached a ceasefire on April 8 after 40 days of fighting. Following the truce, they held one round of peace talks in Pakistan's Islamabad on April 11 and 12, which failed to yield an agreement.
US, Iran reach understanding on frozen assets: source
