The winner ran the half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds. Kevin Frayer / Stringer via Getty Images On April 19, thousands of athletes ran alongside more than 100 humanoid robots in the 2026 ...
Some robots ran the Beijing half-marathon autonomously, while others were controlled remotely, all competing on a parallel course to avoid collisions with human athletes.
A humanoid robot from Chinese smartphone company Honor ran a half-marathon in Beijing faster than the human world record, completing 21 kilometers in just over 50 minutes and signaling a new era in ...
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 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 ...
Beijing, the capital of China, has seen technological advances. Last year, robots competed in a half-marathon but were ...
China's humanoid robot race got a lot more serious this year. The winning machine didn't just improve on last year — it smashed the human record completely.
A humanoid robot just shattered the human half-marathon world record. Discover how this tech leap impacts the future and the ...
The record was originally held by Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda ...
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