Engineers at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, also known as KAIST, built a humanoid that runs, jumps and even moonwalks with smooth control. In a recent field test, the robot ...

On the morning of April 19, 2026, a bipedal humanoid robot built by Chinese tech company Honor crossed the finish line of a half-marathon in Beijing’s Economic-Technological Development Area, known as ...

Though manufacturers are investing billions in development, the robots themselves remain in adolescent stage.

A new video released by California-based tech firm Figure AI shows its humanoid robot out for a run with workers from the firm. The robot’s running style looks steady and natural as it jogs along with ...

Humanoid robots will run alongside thousands of humans in a half-marathon through an industrial-technology park in Beijing on April 19. More than 300 robots are expected to start the race this year, ...

The era of us laughing at humanoids playing sport may now be behind us – for the most part – as a field of robots competing in a half marathon in Beijing demonstrated how frighteningly fast the ...

Slide over, Jacob Kiplimo. The world’s fastest human in the half-marathon is still just that, but the Ugandan’s record time of 57 minutes, 20 seconds, was obliterated Sunday in Beijing by a 5-foot-5 ...

A $2,500 pair of humanoid robot legs built from 3D-printed parts and off-the-shelf components is not going to win marathons just yet. But such relatively inexpensive hardware could enable researchers ...

When Japan Airlines deployed humanoid robots at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in May 2026, the industry's message was hard to miss. Japan's working-age population is projected to decline by 31% between 2023 ...