A humanoid robot named Lightning set a record for the fastest half-marathon at the 2026 Beijing E-Town event Sunday in Beijing. (Wang Liangyuan / VCG via Getty Images) Slide over, Jacob Kiplimo. The ...

Beijing, the capital of China, has seen technological advances. Last year, robots competed in a half-marathon but were humiliated in defeat. But this year was different as a single robot stood out ...

Humanoid robots have become increasingly common, with companies pushing further into the technology — especially in China, where these creations are making notable progress in multiple ways. One of ...

A robotics competition on the outskirts of Beijing may spark a new wave of Asimovian nightmares, as humanoid robots outraced the human competition on their way to record-setting results. The race, in ...

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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 ...

Last Sunday, at the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon, a red humanoid robot of a type named Lightning finished the course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds—faster than the human world record. Its long legs were ...

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 ...

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 ...

BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 14 April 2026 – The 2026 Beijing E-Town Half-Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon is scheduled to kick off on April 19. To ensure better preparation for ...

The record was originally held by Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda Natasha Dye is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her work has also appeared in The New York Post and Popstar! Magazine. A humanoid ...