After watching numerous videos of humanoid robots adopting kung-fu poses, having seven bells kicked out of them, and generally looking like they’re up for a fight, it’s little surprise that humanoid boxing is now being touted as an emerging sport.
At the forefront of the effort to popularize humanoid boxing is a new organization called Ultimate Fighting Bots (UFB), which is putting on combat contests at locations in the U.S. and beyond.
Chinese robotics startup Unitree, which has been making waves with its own humanoid robots — some of them apparently already combat-ready — has recently partnered with UFB to promote a contest taking place this weekend.
🧵 Big News: UFB LA House is opening in November!
In partnership with @UnitreeRobotics 🤝 pic.twitter.com/o2kVMwyKx6
But the robots aren’t fighting each other autonomously (yet). Instead, they’re operated by humans using traditional game controllers.
Of course, humanoid boxing isn’t purely about AI-powered contraptions smashing each other to bits. It’s also about demonstrating robotic capabilities such as balance, speed, reactive movements, and AI-driven coordination.
At the moment, the robots’ kicks and punches lack the full force of human fighters, so the likes of Conor McGregor would have little to worry about if they found themselves in the same ring. But it may not be too long before the tide turns.
It had to be said that humanoid boxing, for now at least, is a rather niche and experimental discipline, so it’s hard to say if it’ll take off in any meaningful way.
UFB is certainly giving it a shot, though, hyping up various fighters on its website with tongue-in-cheek profiles. The Disruptor, for example, is described as a “hoodie-wearing, hyperactive robot who dropped out of robot college after one semester and decided he knows everything.” The robot also “talks a mile a minute, and treats every fight like a startup pitch. He’s always trying ‘new features’ mid-battle and saying things like ‘just give me six months and $2 million and I could change this whole thing.’”
Interested to watch a UFB livestream featuring various bots battling it out? The next event takes place on Saturday, November 15. Check UFB’s X account for full details.
Nearly a month after announcing the GPT-6.1 Sol model, OpenAI unveiled GPT-6.1 Terra today. The latest addition to the family focuses on computer use, visual reasoning, coding, and professional work, while costing 50% less through the API than GPT-5.6 Terra.
OpenAI says Terra can handle everything from filling out browser forms and working inside spreadsheets to interpreting technical drawings and editing videos. The company says it can also complete computer-based tasks more than three times faster than GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol.
ASUS has started selling its UGen Intel Arc Pro B70 graphics card in Europe, bringing its take on Intel’s workstation GPU to customers with a hefty €1,799 recommended price. The card is available in Germany and Austria, while ASUS lists it at CHF 1,799 in Switzerland.
Intel first introduced the Arc Pro B70 in March 2026, with its own branded model starting at $949. ASUS’s version arrives several months later with the same core GPU architecture but a different cooling design and a higher power rating. The price also places it well above Intel’s original starting point, although the two prices are not directly comparable because ASUS’s European figure includes VAT.
Anthropic has officially filed to go public, and buried inside its S-1 is a blunt warning about the technology at the center of its business. The maker of Claude AI says advanced AI could cause everything from large-scale cyberattacks and geopolitical instability to catastrophic or even existential risks for humanity.
The warnings take up a surprisingly large part of the filing. Axios notes that more than 90 pages, or roughly a third of the prospectus, focus on risk factors. Many of them warn about what could happen as AI systems become more capable and autonomous.