In a race between humans and robots, machines take the victory in a sign of advancements

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

Chinese Robot Beats the Human Half-Marathon World Record and It Is Not Even Close

A humanoid robot from Chinese smartphone company Honor ran a half-marathon in Beijing faster than the human world record, completing 21 kilometers in just over 50 minutes and signaling a new era in robotics competition.
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Tien Kung 3.0 humanoid wins China’s Robot Warrior Challenge with zero human control

A full-size humanoid robot has marked a major step toward real-world autonomy after securing

Chinese Robot That Set Half-Marathon World Record Gets Major Asterisk Based On (Lack Of) Full Autonomy

There has been a lot of talk about a fully autonomous robot that broke a human world record during a half marathon in China. That is mostly true. It is

Winner of half-marathon race for robots finishes with faster time than human record

The winner of a half-marathon race for robots broke the fastest human record. The humanoid named Lightning finished the race in 50 minutes, 26 seconds. (AP Photo)
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Robot team leads the way

Members of the Chinese team to the 2024 FIRST Global Challenge celebrate after winning multiple accolades. [Photo provided to China Daily] Athens, a city in Greece steeped in Olympic history, once again welcomed a global gathering of young talent last month.