6.3K views · 61 reactions | Take a look at this futuristic fight club you're allowed to talk about! Robots controlled by professional fighters faced off at a boxing gym as a preview to a larger robot battle being held Friday, September 26 at San Francisco's Temple Nightclub, billed as the "world's first VR-controlled humanoid fight." The fighting REK robots will be controlled by professional fighters on a VR headset. | ABC7 News | Facebook

The world’s first humanoid robot fighting competition took place in east China’s Hangzhou City over the weekend. The matches consisted of three rounds, with two minutes for each match. In the end, “AI Strategist” defeated “Energy Guardian” with knockouts in all three rounds, winning the championship title. The fight, which was streamed globally, was part of the China Media Group World Robot Competition Series, which will also feature robot football and basketball games. | RTÉ News

Humanoid robots are slugging it out in a next generation fight club during Shanghai's World Artificial Intelligence Conference. CGTN reporter Zheng Songwu is commentating on the boxing bout of the bots as China's Unitree Robotics ring fighters jab, hook and side kick with a fluidity in motion even humans would be envious of. | CGTN