In Beijing this weekend, a humanoid robot named Tiangong Ultra crossed a finish line that few imagined robots would even approach. It had fallen once, had its batteries swapped three times, and still took nearly three hours to run 13.

As CNN reports, local governments in major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen have invested an estimated $10 billion in developing humanoid robotics to compete with humanoids from U.S. rivals like Boston Dynamics, Figure AI, and Elon Musk's Tesla.

The race, held in China on Saturday, showcases the country’s advancements in humanoid technology. Still, only 6 of the 21 robot contestants made it across the finish line