Humanoid robots are fighting each other in a real-life league — and one kept punching after its head fell off

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0800

There’s a new kind of fight club in Shenzhen, and the competitors don’t bleed — they spark.

On July 16, Shenzhen-based robotics companies launched URKL (Universal Robot Fighting League), billed as the world’s first industrial-grade humanoid robot fighting competition. The opening night in Shenzhen kicked off with 32 teams going head-to-head in a tournament that had one robot literally fighting without a head.

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Humanoid robots are fighting each other in a real-life league — and one kept punching after its head fell off