Qingdao International RoboCup 2024

Qingdao International RoboCup 2024

QINGDAO, CHINA - OCTOBER 26, 2024 - A robot dog performs a handstand during the Qingdao International Invitational Tournament of the 2024 Asia-Pacific RoboCup in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, October 26, 2024.

20th China International Cartoon and Animation Festival in Hangzhou

20th China International Cartoon and Animation Festival in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 29, 2024 - Visitors watch a robot dog perform a handstand walk at the 20th China International Cartoon and Animation Festival in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, May 29, 2024.

20th China International Cartoon and Animation Festival in Hangzhou

20th China International Cartoon and Animation Festival in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 29, 2024 - Visitors watch a robot dog perform a handstand walk at the 20th China International Cartoon and Animation Festival in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, May 29, 2024.

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Mukhamadi Sharifzoda, handstand, Tajikistan, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Mukhamadi Sharifzoda, handstand, Tajikistan, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Mukhamadi Sharifzoda, handstand, Tajikistan, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Mukhamadi Sharifzoda, handstand, Tajikistan, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Mukhamadi Sharifzoda, handstand, Tajikistan, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Mukhamadi Sharifzoda, handstand, Tajikistan, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Anton Manaharov, handstand, Ukraine, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Anton Manaharov, handstand, Ukraine, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Anton Manaharov, handstand, Ukraine, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Anton Manaharov, handstand, Ukraine, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Anton Manaharov, handstand, Ukraine, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

43rd Festival Mondial Du Cirque De Demain - Paris

Anton Manaharov, handstand, Ukraine, competing during the 43rd 'Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain' held at Cirque Phenix, Pelouse de Reuilly, in Paris, France on January 27, 2024. Photo by Edouard Bernaux/Abacapress.com

Breakdancing event in southwestern Japan

Breakdancing event in southwestern Japan

Japan's Isshin Hishikawa, also known as B-boy Issin, performs a one-armed handstand in the opening round of the Breaking for Gold World Series stop in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 24, 2023.

Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A pro-democracy protester performs a handstand in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on Dec. 5, 2014, where roadblocks set up by protesters are expected to be cleared the following week based on a court injunction.

Croatia's Kostelic takes silver in men's combined alpine skiing

Croatia's Kostelic takes silver in men's combined alpine skiing

SESTRIERE, Italy - Ivica Kostelic of Croatia celebrates with a handstand after winning the men's combined alpine skiing event at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Sestriere, Italy, on Feb. 14. Austria's Rainer Schoenfelder (R) won bronze.

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-SPORTSMAN'S DAY

(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-SPORTSMAN'S DAY

(220813) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Aug. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A young man does a handstand on the Sportsman's Day of Russia in Vladivostok, Russia, Aug. 13, 2022. The Sportsman's Day of Russia falls on the second Saturday of every August. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

Stick It (2006)

Stick It (2006)

Missy Peregrym Characters: Haley Graham Film: Stick It (2006) Director: Jessica Bendinger 21 April 2006 Date: 21 April 2006

Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Kenny Baker, Yoda & Mark Hamill Characters: R2-D2,Yoda & Luke Skywalker Film: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (USA 1980) / Neuer Titel Auch: 'Star Wars: Episode V - Das Imperium Schl

Croatia's Kostelic takes silver in men's combined alpine skiing

Croatia's Kostelic takes silver in men's combined alpine skiing

SESTRIERE, Italy - Ivica Kostelic of Croatia celebrates with a handstand after winning the men's combined alpine skiing event at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Sestriere, Italy, on Feb. 14. Austria's Rainer Schoenfelder (R) won bronze. (Kyodo)

Geisha standing on her head

Geisha standing on her head

A geiko does a handstand. She looks uneasy in this unnatural stance.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number29‐21‐0]

Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A pro-democracy protester performs a handstand in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on Dec. 5, 2014, where roadblocks set up by protesters are expected to be cleared the following week based on a court injunction. (Kyodo)

Annual street performance championship held in central Japan

Annual street performance championship held in central Japan

A Chinese street performer shows a handstand on chairs stacked on four bottles in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Nov. 3, 2016, the opening day of the four-day annual Daidogei World Cup, an international street performance championship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Rio Paralympics come to a close

Rio Paralympics come to a close

A wheelchair-bound performer does a handstand during the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Sept. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sony to introduce software to make AIBO charge on its own

Sony to introduce software to make AIBO charge on its own

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Marketing (Japan) Inc. said Oct. 10 it will introduce two new software products for the AIBO pet robot in November. One of them, ''Oriko (good boy) AIBO,'' will enable the robot to gauge its remaining battery life and, if low, the canine will start walking toward a charger and sit down on it. Another software package, ''Kawaii (cute) AIBO,'' will give the robot the ability to make autonomous, friendly moves, such as making a handstand and kissing a human hand. (Kyodo)