On April 19, 2026, the Honor Lightning humanoid robot ran a half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human ...

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 ...

Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile) course.

A humanoid robot named Lightning set a record for the fastest half-marathon at the 2026 Beijing E-Town event Sunday in Beijing. (Wang Liangyuan / VCG via Getty Images) Slide over, Jacob Kiplimo. The ...

This is what baffles me about Tesla's valuation/stock price: They do not have the most advanced humanoid robot. They do not have the most advanced driverless taxi service. Yet they are valued as if ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a historic fusion of athletic tradition and cutting-edge technology, humanoid robots and human runners took to the same half ...

A scene even science fiction has yet to depict—humans and humanoid robots running side by side in a half-marathon — will become reality on April 13 in Beijing E-Town. Every spring, marathons sprout ...

Humanoid robots to run entire course for first time Race aims to showcase China's advances in robotics Robots must complete race in under 3 hours 30 minutes BEIJING, April 10 (Reuters) - Beijing has ...

Last Sunday, at the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon, a red humanoid robot of a type named Lightning finished the course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds—faster than the human world record. Its long legs were ...

We already have wheeled robots. Wheels and treads work much better than bipedal limbs, and can be stabilized much easier. Tanks aren't built with legs for a reason ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Beijing, China--(Newsfile Corp. - April 9, 2025) - A scene even science fiction has yet to depict--humans and humanoid ...