A humanoid robot clocks 50:26 in a half-marathon, highlighting a fast leap in autonomy, endurance, and real-world performance ...

They were trailing behind their human rivals a year ago. But on Sunday, an android outpaced the entire field to run a half-marathon faster than even the quickest human. Lightning, a running robot ...

A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far humanoid robots have come—and how far they haven’t ...

China once again staged a half-marathon for humanoid robots. It delivered a record — and plenty of chaos. A robot from Chinese smartphone and gadget maker Honor clocked 50 minutes and 26 seconds at ...

Winning robot runs faster time than Jacob Kiplimo’s world record More than 100 robots run in parallel tracks to avoid collisions with humans They can already carry the shopping, cook and clean. Now ...

An autonomous robot from the company Honor ran a half marathon in 50:26, beating the human record by 7 minutes.

"We're not here for rankings, but to verify that our robots can operate reliably in any environment." ...

BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon pitting humans against robots, smoking its competition on Sunday ...

A humanoid robot runs among human participants during a half marathon event in Beijing, captured by staff photographer Han ...

The robot that won the humanoid half-marathon this month finished in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, a major improvement compared to the droid that won in two hours, 40 minutes and 42 seconds in 2025 The ...

China's push into robotics hit a snag when a marathon robot tripped over a speed bump and broke apart in a spectacular malfunction on the course.

A robot in China outran the human half-marathon record, though tumbles and chaos stole part of the spotlight.