Back-flipping, nunchuck-weilding humanoid robots delighted and amazed viewers at China’s annual televised new-year extravaganza with their kung-fu choreography. But they – and their rivals who took to the stage Monday night – also carried a message about just how rapidly Chinese androids are advancing.

For most everyone, the interaction with artificial intelligence (AI) has been on a screen or on the phone. AI answers questions, summarizes documents, drafts emails, and quietly optimizes our digital lives.

MirrorMe Technology's Bolt became the fastest running humanoid robot demonstrated outside computer simulations when it reached a top speed of 22 mph.

Chinese New Year celebrations featured advanced AI robots performing traditional arts. Prominent Chinese companies demonstrated their humanoid robots, signaling China's strong push to lead in this technology.

Traditional prayers, fireworks and fairs marked the Lunar New Year on Tuesday — alongside 21st-century humanoid robots. Thousands of people in Beijing jammed into the former Temple of Earth to buy

Fauna Robotics is launching Sprout as a developer platform for humanoid robots. The robot features 29 degrees of freedom and NVIDIA compute power.