The 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off Thursday in Beijing, an event hailed by China as the world's first sporting event for robots. For three days, 280 teams are competing in 487 matches including human sports and performances. | CNN

“We’re just trying to mimic these amazing maneuvers that bumblebees can achieve." A bee-like robot currently under development is part of a new generation of bots inspired by nature. The machine, which weighs less than a paperclip, can flap its wings up to 400 times a second and has achieved a maximum speed of 6.5 feet per second. It can also flip and hover. Researchers hope that it could someday help with tasks like artificial pollination – maybe even on other planets: https://cnn.it/41W0JrK |