The machine kicked and flailed about, but it would take a team of humans and a stretcher to get it off the course ...

A world half-marathon record was broken at a race in China this weekend. But the winner wasn't an Olympian or even a ...

A humanoid robot runs among human participants during a half marathon event in Beijing, captured by staff photographer Han ...

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

Lightning, one of more than 100 robots running the Beijing E-Town, avoided a serious mishap and crossed the finish line in a record 50 minutes, 26 seconds.

On the morning of April 19, 2026, a bipedal humanoid robot built by Chinese tech company Honor crossed the finish line of a ...

An autonomous scarlet robot named “Lightning” finished a 13-mile race in Beijing on Sunday in just 50 minutes and 26 seconds, ...

Unlike last year, nearly half of the robot entrants navigated the tougher terrain autonomously instead of being directed by ...

A year after mishaps dominated the race, Chinese humanoids are outrunning professional half-marathon athletes.

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 ...

Some robots ran the Beijing half-marathon autonomously, while others were controlled remotely, all competing on a parallel ...

A humanoid robot ran a half marathon in under 51 minutes, showing major gains in speed and endurance while revealing limits ...