In a race between humans and robots, machines take the victory in a sign of advancements

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

Humanoid robots race past humans in Beijing half-marathon, showing rapid advances

By Eduardo Baptista and Laurie Chen BEIJING, April 19 (Reuters) - Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism and autonomous navigation skills as they whizzed ...

Full-Process, All-Element Test Run Conducted for 2026 Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon

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

Could this robot race become the next Boston Marathon?

Just 15 runners lined up at the starting line for the first Boston Marathon in 1897. David Grilk hopes to get nearly that many robots to participate in a race he’s planning for Sunday, April 19, in ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Humanoid Robot Just Beat the Human World Record for the Fastest Half-Marathon During a Race in China

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

A robot ran a half marathon faster than a human. Here’s why folding laundry is still harder

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

Robot Easily Beats Human Record at Beijing Half Marathon

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

Robots Race Against Humans in Half-Marathon in China

In the race to build robots that are faster and smarter, big strides are being made in China where a half-marathon pitted ...

A Humanoid Robot From China Beat The World's Half-Marathon Record

China's humanoid robot race got a lot more serious this year. The winning machine didn't just improve on last year — it ...

A humanoid robot sprints past the human half-marathon world record in Beijing race

A humanoid robot that won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing on Sunday ran faster than the human world record in a show of China’s technological leaps.

Robot That Zoomed Past Human Marathon Runners in Beijing Improved 2026 Winning Time by Almost 2 Hours

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

Humanoid robots race past humans in Beijing half-marathon – video

The Chinese-made humanoid robots ran in parallel tracks to humans to avoid collisions, with the winning robot finishing the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds ...