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The World Humanoid Robot Games demonstrated how high-stakes competition accelerates embodied intelligence. But while new records were set, the games were also filled with spectacular falls, crashes and mechanical failures, offering a stark reminder of just how far robots still have to go to catch up with human agility.

On the industrial front, we highlight Figure AI’ s deployment at BMW’ s Spartanburg plant, where humanoids work alongside human teams to assemble 1,500 X-series models every single day.

We also hear from HCLTech CTO Vijay Guntur, who breaks down the hardware leaps and enterprise hurdles powering the next wave of adoption. As it turns out, moving AI beyond pilots – and past the chaotic reality of a robot crashing into a wall after crossing the finish line – to master the physical world might just be technology’ s most ambitious frontier yet.

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