By
Tim Culverhouse
August 15, 2025
Unitree
During Day One of the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, the Unitree H1 humanoid took home two gold medals. H1 won the 400m and 1500m races.
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Unitree
During Day One of the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, the Unitree H1 humanoid took home two gold medals. H1 won the 400m and 1500m races.
The 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games, featuring humanoid robots competing in athletic events, kicked off in Beijing on August 15.
During Day 1 of the inaugural Games, the Unitree H1 earned two gold medals, sweeping the running 400m and 1500m races.
The event is jointly hosted by the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality, China Media Group, the World Robot Cooperation Organization and the RoboCup Asia-Pacific Confederation Board of Trustees.
Organizations competing in the event include Unitree, Fourier Intelligence, Booster Robotics and other humanoid developers.
The 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games are being held at the National Stadium (Bird’s Nest) and National Speed Skating Oval (Ice Ribbon). Both venues were previously used for the 2008 Summer and 2022 Winter Olympics, also hosted in Beijing.
Humanoid robots are competing in three different categories during the games:
Below is a breakdown of the events:
| No. | Category | Event | Competition Form | Field of Play (FOP) |
| 1 | Competition Events | 100m | Robot vs Robot | Outdoor 400m standard athletics track |
| 2 | 400m | Robot vs Robot | ||
| 3 | 1500m | Robot vs Robot | ||
| 4 | 4×100m Relay | Robot vs Robot | ||
| 5 | 100m Obstacles | Robot vs Robot | ||
| 6 | Standing Long Jump | Robot vs Robot | Outdoor 2m×5m standard rubber surface | |
| 7 | Standing High Jump | Robot vs Robot | Outdoor 2m×5m standard rubber surface | |
| 8 | Free Gymnastics | Robot vs Robot | Indoor 10m×10m | |
| 9 | 2v2 Soccer | Robot vs Robot | Indoor 11m×16m | |
| 10 | 3v3 Soccer | Robot vs Robot | Indoor 11m×16m | |
| 11 | 5v5 Soccer | Robot vs Robot | Indoor 16m×24m | |
| 12 | Exhibition Events | Individual Dance | Robot vs Robot | Indoor 10m×10m |
| 13 | Group Dance | Robot vs Robot Human-Robot Team |
Indoor 10m×10m | |
| 14 | Scenario-based Events | Factory Scenario - Material Handling Skills Competition | Robot vs Robot | Indoor 7m×5m |
| 15 | Factory Scenario - Material Sorting Skills Competition | Robot vs Robot | Indoor 5m×3m | |
| 16 | Hospital Scenario - Medicine Sorting Skills Competition | Robot vs Robot | Indoor 5m×5m | |
| 17 | Hospital Scenario - Medicine Unpacking and Dispensing Skills Competition | Robot vs Robot | Indoor 5m×5m | |
| 18 | Hotel Scenario - Guest Reception Skills Competition | Robot vs Robot | Indoor 30m×15m | |
| 19 | Hotel Scenario - Cleaning Services Skills Competition | Robot vs Robot | Indoor 5m×5m |
The Unitree H1 humanoid, which can also dance thanks to its motion capture data capabilities, won the two racing events during Day One of the competition.
In the 1500m race, the Unitree H1 finished in 6:34.40, which the company said is a new world record.
Later in the day, H1 also earned gold in the 400m, with a time of 1:28.03.
Check out the video below that recaps the races.
Tim is the Editorial Director of Robotics247.com. His mission is to provide valuable information and insights to robotics professionals and decision-makers, and to help them solve business challenges. He is a creative, deadline-driven, and detail-oriented storyteller. In addition, he is a sports broadcaster and public address announcer.
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