In a race between humans and robots, machines take the victory in a sign of advancements

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

China’s Robot Half Marathon Was More Than a Stunt

China’s humanoid robot half marathon showed real gains in speed and autonomy, even if the race still revealed clear technical limits.

Meet Coco, downtown San Jose’s new autonomous delivery robot

A Coco deliverybot crosses a street in front of San Pedro Square Market in downtown San Jose. The Santa Monica-based robotics company deployed 20 of the bots in downtown San Jose in April 2026. (Photo courtesy Coco Robotics)
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NEURA Robotics and Amazon Web Services Enter Strategic Collaboration to Accelerate Physical AI at Scale

NEURA Robotics (NEURA) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced a strategic agreement to accelerate Physical AI at scale b
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Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot greets runners, poses for photos at Boston Marathon

US carmaker Tesla turned the Boston Marathon into a live stage for its Optimus

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: China ships more humanoid robots than the U.S. as investors diverge on AI bets

Chinese startups are churning out more humanoid robots than their U.S. rivals, despite far lower valuations.