China once again staged a half-marathon for humanoid robots. It delivered a record — and plenty of chaos. A robot from Chinese smartphone and gadget maker Honor clocked 50 minutes and 26 seconds at ...

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Robots competed in a half marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, with the winning machine leaving its human rivals for dust.

One very fast robot just broke a human record with ease. Humanoid robots competed in the 2026 Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing, China, on Sunday, April 19, and the winner, a ...

BEIJING, China — Humanoid robot technology has greatly improved in the past year, and a race Sunday proved just how far the science has advanced. Just a year ago, robots trailed behind humans for ...

Humanoid robots outran the fastest human competitors while surpassing the human world record during a half-marathon event held in Beijing on April 19. The demonstration of fast-improving robotic speed ...

The robots and 12,000 men and women ran on parallel tracks to avoid collisions. The winning robot, developed by Chinese smartphone brand Honor, finished the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, several ...

A robotics competition on the outskirts of Beijing may spark a new wave of Asimovian nightmares, as humanoid robots outraced the human competition on their way to record-setting results. The race, in ...

China is focusing its artificial intelligence efforts on robotics, making them a key part of its 15th Five-Year Plan.