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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Earlier this year, a robot completed a half-marathon in Beijing in just under 2 hours and 40 minutes. That’s slower than the human winner, who clocked in at just over an hour – but it’s still a ...

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

THIS is the shocking moment a marathon-running robot smashed into pieces after tripping – before being dramatically carried ...