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Johnny Wan

At a humanoid robotics lab in Beijing, China, engineers of the company X-Humanoid are putting their robots through endurance tests.
The robots walk, run and dance during an eight-hour test of their coordination, agility and motor skills.


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Inside a Beijing lab, humanoid robots are put to the test

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VideoInside a Beijing lab, humanoid robots are put to the test

Each robot requires eight hours of rigorous testing to be ready for customers

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Each robot requires eight hours of rigorous testing to be ready for customers