A contestant watches her robot performing tasks during a robotics competition at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Aug. 7, 2025. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

Contestants tune up their robot during a robotics competition at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Aug. 7, 2025. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

A robot performs tasks during a robotics competition at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Aug. 7, 2025. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)