Robots can run a marathon and play ping pong. But will they ever achieve true sporting greatness?

A humanoid robot recently made headlines around the world for running a half-marathon and beating the human world record. Around the same time, an AI-powered robot defeated an elite human player in ...

A Humanoid Robot Raced In The Beijing Half Marathon And Did More Than Just Win

A Honor robot took part in the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half-Marathon and finished in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, significantly ...

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 ...
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 ...
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Humanoid robot beats human half-marathon world record in China

A self-navigating humanoid robot named Lightning won the 2026 Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon, surpassing the human world record by several minutes. The five-and-a-half-foot ...

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 ...
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Letter from China: Humanoid robots shatter human record, showcase autonomy at Beijing half marathon

On a crisp Sunday morning, the starting gun rang out at an innovation zone on the southeastern outskirts of Beijing. More than 100 humanoid robotic runners clattered across the starting line, their ...

Humanoid robot beats human half-marathon world record in Beijing

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