A Chinese-built robot comfortably beat the human half-marathon world record Sunday during an annual race in Beijing — although several other humanoid participants malfunctioned and fell around the ...

BEIJING, China — Humanoid robot technology has greatly improved in the past year, and a race Sunday proved just how far the science has advanced. Just a year ago, robots trailed behind humans for ...

A Chinese humanoid robot has shattered the human half-marathon world record by almost seven minutes in competition showcasing the country's technological leaps. The winner, from Chinese smartphone ...

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 ...

The day has arrived when a humanoid robot can beat human runners at a long-distance race. At a marathon in China over the weekend, a bot called Lightning smashed the official human world record for 13 ...

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.

An autonomous robot from the company Honor ran a half marathon in 50:26, beating the human record by 7 minutes. The star performer was a robot developed by the Chinese company Honor (the smartphone ...

Humanoid robots outran the fastest human competitors while surpassing the human world record during a half-marathon event held in Beijing on April 19. The demonstration of fast-improving robotic speed ...