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Following the World Olympics held in China during 2008, now China is geared up for the Robot Olympics. Robot fanatics bring their metal humanoids to China's robot Olympics to pit their creations against each other in agility tests. Walking, running and even dancing humanoid robots were pitted against each other at the International Huro Olympic Games (IHOG) in northern China.Nineteen international teams have travelled to Harbin, the provincial capital of northeastern China's Heilongjiang province to put their robots to the test in 17 disciplines, ranging from sprint and kung fu to boxing and dance.Participants and audiences alike enjoyed the sheer comedy of the competition as the metal boxing opponents solemnly tried to topple each other.
