A Honor robot took part in the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half-Marathon and finished in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, significantly ...

On the heels of an AI-powered humanoid robot setting the world record in the half-marathon, a study reveals that AI robots have defeated elite players in table tennis.

The android won a race featuring robots and humans on Sunday in Beijing, achieving a technological milestone while finishing ...

Lightning, one of more than 100 robots running the Beijing E-Town, avoided a serious mishap and crossed the finish line in a ...

Humanoid robots competed in the 2026 Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing, China, on Sunday, April 19, and ...

A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far ...

Earlier this month, Beijing played host to the unusual spectacle of humanoid robots running a half-marathon. The robots ran alongside the 12,000 or so human runners who slogged their way around ...

The era of us laughing at humanoids playing sport may now be behind us – for the most part – as a field of robots competing ...

The feat occurred at an even in Beijing that pitted robots against human runners. The humanoid robotics market is on the rise ...

Humanoid built by smartphone maker Honor outruns humans in half-marathon only a year after six out of 21 manage to finish ...

Some robots ran the Beijing half-marathon autonomously, while others were controlled remotely, all competing on a parallel ...

Created by Chinese smartphone maker, Honor, the robot - named Lightning - completed the 13-mile race in just 50 minutes and ...