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Professional robot leagues

Recorded year2025

Humanoid robots compete in televised football and boxing.

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Built on

Sim-to-real robot learningRecorded · 2019enables
Factory humanoid pilotsRecorded · 2024enables
Humanoid for under $20,000Recorded · 2024enables

Led to

Robot OlympicsRecorded · 2025enables
Robot beats a human world recordRecorded · 2026enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.