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

But while it is tempting to frame this as robots versus humans, sport robotics isn’t really about competition. It’s about how ...

China's push into robotics hit a snag when a marathon robot tripped over a speed bump and broke apart in a spectacular ...

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

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

Robots can now run a half-marathon faster than humans and are rapidly homing in on the 100-metre sprint record. But why are ...

A humanoid robot ran a half marathon in under 51 minutes, showing major gains in speed and endurance while revealing limits ...

BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon ...

A humanoid robot runs among human participants during a half marathon event in Beijing, captured by staff photographer Han ...

A self-navigating robot called Lightning, developed by Chinese electronics company Honor, won the 13.1-mile race. Its results ...

The robot that won the humanoid half-marathon this month finished in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, a major improvement compared ...

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