- By Shailvee Tiwari
- Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:20 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
China Robo League Viral Video: Robots playing football? Sounds like a sci-fi movie plot, right? Well, China just turned that into reality and the internet can't stop watching. The country is back at it again with another mind-blowing AI creation, and this time, it’s not a tiny robot or flying drone; it’s a full-on football match between humanoid robots. Yes, really. Just days after going viral for showing off a mosquito-sized robot made for military and civilian missions, China dropped another bombshell: a video from its very first Robo League, featuring human-sized robots battling it out on a football field.
The clip shows the bots running, kicking the ball, and playing in a 3v3 format, and even though they looked a little slow and confused, viewers were stunned. Why? Because these weren’t remote-controlled, they were completely autonomous robots making their own decisions on the field. The match was played in two 10-minute halves, and the winning team turned out to be a group of talented students from Tsinghua University. The robots might not have Messi’s footwork yet, but the very idea of machines thinking and playing independently had people both amazed and a little freaked out.
Watch The Viral Video:
The video received many comments from social media users. The viral video, shared on YouTube by creator Chris Wabs, has already racked up over 7.9K likes, with curious netizens around the world watching in awe. "The problem seems to be speed and not enough players on the field. They should make the ball heavier as well," a user wrote. "Somebody, please, make a fun translation for this epic game," added a second user jokingly.
"Completely looks like zombie football," a third user wrote. "The AI announcers sound a bit like the ones from MXC," added a fourth user. "I thought I’d clicked on women’s football!" wrote another user. "It's so hard to watch HAHA," added another user.