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

Asia is spending billions on the development and deployment of humanoids that are already taking on humans' least desired ...

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 ...

China's push to dominate robotics accelerates as a humanoid robot beats the human half-marathon world record, sparking awe and unease among spectators.

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

An autonomous robot from the company Honor ran a half marathon in 50:26, beating the human record by 7 minutes.

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BEIJING, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 14 April 2026 - The 2026 Beijing E-Town Half-Marathon and Humanoid Robot ...

A humanoid robot developed by Honor has won a half marathon in Beijing, completing the 21km course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, significantly faster than the human world record. This remarkable ...

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.

The winner from a Chinese smartphone maker reportedly completed the 21-kilometre race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds.