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Hitch Interactive is the hub with cutting-edge humanoids and hands: we run the arenas, teach the skills, stock the robots, and keep them running.

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Major recent milestones from Hitch Open and Hitch Interactive. Swipe to browse.

HOPE AI ping-pong human vs robot demo at WAIC 2026
July 20, 2026 · WAIC Shanghai

HOPE AI Ping-Pong Challenge Debuts at WAIC 2026 on AgiBot's A3

Berkeley and PKU–BAAI teams ran their algorithms on the A3 humanoid against human players — no teleoperation, no scripts, no intervention — previewing HOPE's official event at the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games this August.

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Caohejing–Hitch Open Physical Intelligence Joint Innovation Center launch at WAIC 2026
July 19, 2026 · WAIC Shanghai

Caohejing–Hitch Open Physical Intelligence Joint Innovation Center Launches at WAIC

Founded with Caohejing Hi-Tech Park and the Shanghai Humanoid Robot Innovation Incubator — the world's first robotics co-working space for humanoid teams, and Hitch Open's first permanent research base in China.

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HOPE AI Challenge
June 2026 · Beijing

HOPE AI Challenge Joins the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games as an Official Competition

Co-hosted with the People's Government of Beijing and operated with Beiao Group — the team behind the 2008 & 2022 Olympics — debuting August 2026 at the Ice Ribbon.

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Tianmen Mountain AI record
2025 · Tianmen Mountain

First Hitch Open World AI Championships: 1B+ Reach and a New AI Record on the 99 Bends

500K+ on-site spectators, 8.46M+ social engagement; Tsinghua's racing team set the AI record at 16'10"838.

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CES 2025 Indy Autonomous Challenge
Jan 2025 · CES Las Vegas

Berkeley ROAR Wins the Indy Autonomous Challenge World Title

Led by co-founder Dr. Allen Yang, the UC Berkeley ROAR team took the No. 1 title in head-to-head autonomous racing at CES 2025.

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Competition

Hitch Open

The world's premier physical-AI proving ground — AI racing on Tianmen Mountain and the HOPE humanoid challenge, an official competition of the World Humanoid Robot Games.

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Academy

Hitch Academy

World-class curricula in AI, robotics and immersive technology — from ROAR Academy foundations to metaverse master classes, taught by leading educators.

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Superstore

The Robotics Superstore

We put the most advanced humanoids, dexterous hands and motion-capture systems on the shelf — every price point, buy or rent, backed by our own crew.

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Services

Consulting & Maintenance

Embodied-AI consulting, professional training on our open-source stack, and a local maintenance crew on call around the clock.

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Earning the Trust in AI

1.6B+consumers reached
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75+media reports at WAIC 2026
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Hitch Open World AI Championships

Hitch Open World AI Championships — nature's arena for physical AI. In 2026 the HOPE humanoid challenge debuts at the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

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