Humanoid robots climb China’s Mount Tai in unusual challenge

Loading the video No Comment Video. Humanoid robots climb China’s Mount Tai in unusual challenge Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 2 November 2026 - 14:33 GMT+1 China's Mount Tai hosts a robot challenge, with nearly 90 teams tackling 3,100 steps and a 600-metre climb on an ancient mountain path. China put its latest robotics technology to the test on Monday, 2 November, as nearly 90 teams gathered for the CMG World Robot Mount Tai Challenge in Tai'an, Shandong Province. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Humanoid, quadruped and exoskeleton robots tackled a 3.9km stretch of ancient mountain path, climbing 3,100 stone steps and gaining 600 metres in elevation. The route featured steep slopes, long stairways and sharp bends. As spectators watched, the machines made their way up the mountain, with several reaching the finish line. The challenge turned one of China's best-known mountain routes into a testing ground for robotics. Uneven stone steps and steep inclines tested the machines' ability to maintain their balance and negotiate difficult terrain. Some quadruped robots also carried food supplies along the track. The event brought together teams showcasing recent advances in research and engineering. China Technology Robot no comment Race Top stories Now playing Next Humanoid robots climb China’s Mount Tai in unusual challenge Now playing Next Skeleton puppets and zombies fill New York’s Halloween parade Now playing Next Serbia remembers 16 victims of Novi Sad railway station collapse Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | November 2nd, 2026 – Midday Now playing Next US midterm elections 2026: What are they and when will we know the results? Now playing Next Ukraine needs help this winter, says acclaimed actor Coster-Waldau Now playing Next Mbappé’s ‘Chinese dictator’ comment: How do Chinese people react? Now playing Next Heidi Klum turns herself into a giant severed hand for Halloween Now playing Next Dashcam captures deadly private jet crash in Florida Now playing Next Heidi Klum's much-anticipated 2026 Halloween party costume Now playing Next Switzerland restores diplomatic presence in North Korea Now playing Next Russia reports 'massive' drone attack on 'industrial enterprise' Now playing Next Paris riots: France investigates after petrol bomb sets officer on fire Now playing Next 'Now, thank God, we have water': Uzbekistan’s tap water reaches 83% of people, but gaps remain Now playing Next Europe seeks Central Asia's critical minerals as producers push for local processing Now playing Next Londoners revive medieval jousting on electric bikes in Halloween spectacle ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Looted shops, burning barricades as riots erupt in Frankfurt No Comment Heidi Klum turns herself into a giant severed hand for Halloween No Comment Flags, banners and chants at youth protest in Berlin No Comment Pakistan: Islamabad zoo introduces 'Coffee with Alpaca' attraction Europe Today Poland's president has 'no competence' to appoint judges, says EPP MEP Europe Today 'Absolutely no legal basis' for chaotic scenes in Poland's top court, says Polish secretary of state Europe Today Europe doesn't 'care enough' about Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, says Mary Robinson Europe News One Czech national and four US citizens among Spain train crash dead, officials say USA All nine on board Learjet killed in Florida plane crash near Trump's resort home USA Dashcam captures deadly private jet crash in Florida Europe Today Europe Today: Tusk v Nawrocki: Poland's Constitutional Tribunal crisis explodes Europe News Le Pen condemns Poland's Constitutional Tribunal crisis, Sikorski tells her not to interfere ADVERTISEMENT USA Trump rallies in Iowa and Kansas in final push as Democratic divisions shake up Michigan Europe News Initial results show Bulgaria's acting president Yotova wins runoff election Europe News Heidi Klum's 2026 Halloween party costume: a giant bloody replica of her own hand North Korea Swiss foreign minister makes first North Korea visit since 2003 as diplomatic office reopens Europe News Germany 'Gen Z' protests turn violent as shops looted Europe News Bulgarians head to the polls in tense presidential runoff Culture Series The world according to Ellen von Unwerth: Glamour, sensuality and photography Europe News Russia says 'massive' drone attack targeted 'industrial enterprise' amid reports oil refinery hit ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT