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 ...

A $100,000 prize is on the line, and the challenge is simple: humans vs robots. At first, it feels like a joke — until the ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker ...

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In the race to build robots that are faster and smarter, big strides are being made in China where a half-marathon pitted more than 100 humanoid robots beside 12,000 real-life runners. The winner, a ...

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

Sony’s Ace robot beat elite table tennis players but struggled against pros, later improving enough to beat three of four new ...

At the end of a half-marathon, runners are usually wiped out. That part looked normal in Beijing. What didn't look so normal was who crossed the finish line first — a humanoid robot named Lightning.

A humanoid robot recently made headlines around the world for running a half-marathon and beating the human world record.

Social by nature, humans interact in multiple ways—through voice, vision and touch. Reflecting these humanistic qualities, robotic capabilities are improving, and as such, human-robot interaction will ...

It will be highly specialized industrial robots that continue to improve safety, quality, performance, and even close the ...