The event is scheduled to take place in Beijing from August 22 to August 26. It has attracted 666 teams and 2,056 robots from 16 countries across six continents, with the number of teams having increased by 138 percent compared with the inaugural Games, according to the organizer.

　　A total of 30 competitive events, including ball games and confrontational contests, as well as 21 scenario-based events such as industrial assembly and home services, will be held within the five-day schedule.

　　According to the CCTV report, the event organizer has also developed the world"s only competition command system specifically designed for robot events, along with an embodied intelligent robot management platform, which enables the management of robots across different brands and models.

　　Global Times