A humanoid robot recently made headlines around the world for running a half-marathon and beating the human world record. Around the same time, an AI-powered robot defeated an elite human player in ...

The race was sponsored by a department of the Beijing municipal government. While both humans and androids took part, the ...

Last Sunday, at the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon, a red humanoid robot of a type named Lightning finished the course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds—faster than the human world record. Its long legs were ...

BEIJING (AP) — A humanoid robot that won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing on Sunday ran faster than the human world record in a show of China's technological leaps. The winner from Honor, a ...

On the morning of April 19, 2026, a bipedal humanoid robot built by Chinese tech company Honor crossed the finish line of a half-marathon in Beijing’s Economic-Technological Development Area, known as ...

We already have wheeled robots. Wheels and treads work much better than bipedal limbs, and can be stabilized much easier. Tanks aren't built with legs for a reason ...

China's humanoid robot half-marathon produced a record-breaking run. Still, falls and mishaps during the race drew attention and laughs. A robot was carried off on a stretcher, while another had ...

A humanoid robot named Lightning completed the Beijing E-Town Half-Marathon today in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record by nearly seven minutes. The robot, built by Shenzhen ...

BEIJING, China — Humanoid robot technology has greatly improved in the past year, and a race Sunday proved just how far the science has advanced. Just a year ago, robots trailed behind humans for ...