Fast running robots are fun, fueling the imagination with all manner of military or search-and-rescue scenarios. This may be the reason why so many different groups from Boston Dynamics to MIT have ...

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 ...

Last weekend, Sabastian Sawe set a new world record with a sub-2-hour marathon, but he isn't the only one raising the bar for runners. On 19 April, a robot from Chinese smartphone maker Honor ...

Dog-like robots the likes of the Boston Dynamics Spot have been around for so long now that they don't scare us as much as they used to. Yet, I can't help getting shivers down my spine every time I ...

Chinese robotics startup Unitree’s H1 humanoid robot has reportedly reached speeds of up to 10 m/s in a recent demo, sparking comparisons with sprint legend Usain Bolt. The video highlights advanced ...

The feat occurred at an even in Beijing that pitted robots against human runners. The humanoid robotics market is on the rise and could reach 1 billion machines by 2050. A 5′ 5″ bipedal robot named ...

Chinese robotics startup Unitree has claimed that its humanoid robot H1 reached a speed of 10 metres per second during a recent run. This not only sets the world record for a humanoid robot, but gets ...