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 ...

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Lightning, one of more than 100 robots running the Beijing E-Town, avoided a serious mishap and crossed the finish line in a record 50 minutes, 26 seconds.

The winning time is a massive improvement over last year’s race, when the fastest robot finished in two hours and 40 minutes.

The record was originally held by Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda ...

A humanoid robot named Lightning, built by Chinese smartphone maker Honor, completed the Beijing E-Town Robot Half Marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, surpassing the human world record of about 57 ...