A humanoid robot aptly named Lightning made history on the streets of Beijing over the weekend, beating the human half-marathon world record by several minutes. Dozens of robots lined up for the ...

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

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 ...

An autonomous humanoid robot built by the smartphone maker Honor has shattered the human half-marathon record. Called the Honor Robotics D1, the mech-inspired, vibrant-red bot completed the 13.1-mile ...

Robots have outpaced human runners at this year’s Beijing half-marathon, finishing more than 10 minutes ahead of the top ...

A humanoid robot smashed the human world record for fastest finish time in a half-marathon on Sunday in Beijing, according to reports. Named ‘Lightning,’ the approximately 5-foot-5 robot finished the ...

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.

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 ...

China’s humanoid robot half marathon showed real gains in speed and autonomy, even if the race still revealed clear technical limits.

The winning runner at a Beijing half-marathon for humanoid robots finished the race today in 50 minutes and 26 seconds — significantly faster than the human world record of 57 minutes recently set by ...

BEIJING — 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. The winner from Honor, a ...