Watch: Robots smash grueling 3,100-step mountain climb in a world first

While robot dogs feel like old news now, setting them the challenge of racing up more than 3,000 uneven stone steps on the side of a mountain is more than just to show off what machines with legs can do. It's a huge lesson in their training.

On November 2, robot dogs – and other kinds of machines built for locomotion of some kind – took part in the very first World Robot Mount Taishan Climbing Competition in Tai'an, in China's Shandong province.

According to a report in Global Times, nearly 90 robot-making teams flexed their engineered legs in yet another test of their abilities. We've seen robots succeed and fail over sprints and marathons, but conquering mountains is a new challenge.

You can see the highlights courtesy of footage courtesy of CCTV+ media.

Robots take on a mountain in China

"Humanoid robots and robot dogs tested their climbing capabilities,"...

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