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Robot beats human record at half marathon

A humanoid robot sprints past the human half-marathon world record in Beijing race

BEIJING (AP) — 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.

Smithsonian Magazine · 5h

A Humanoid Robot Just Beat the Human World Record for the Fastest Half-Marathon During a Race in China

Scientific American · 14h

A robot ran a half marathon faster than a human. Here’s why folding laundry is still harder

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After running and dancing, Chinese robot firms target household chores

Chinese robots can run and dance but chores still challenging

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We Are Under-Investing In Robotics ... 90% Of Humanoid Robots Are Made In China

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Robot Easily Beats Human Record at Beijing Half Marathon

A robot is beating human pros at table tennis. Its maker calls it a milestone for machines

A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and sometimes defeating them, according to a new study in the journal Nature that shows how advances in artificial intelligence are making robots more agile.

Ping-pong robot Ace makes history by beating top-level human players

An autonomous robot ping-pong player dubbed Ace has achieved a milestone for AI and robotics in Tokyo by competing against and sometimes defeating top-level human

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Humanoid robot 'Lightning' shatters human half-marathon record in Beijing

A humanoid robot named Lightning has beaten the human half-marathon world record at the 2026 Beijing E-Town Robot Half Marathon, finishing in 50 minutes and 26 seconds—nearly seven minutes faster than the mark set by Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo last month.

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BMW brings humanoid robots to EV production lines to lower costs

At BMW’s sprawling plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, a humanoid robot called Figure 02 has been clocking 10-hour shifts on the assembly line, picking up sheet-metal parts and placing them into fixtures alongside human workers.

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: China ships more humanoid robots than the U.S. as investors diverge on AI bets

U.S. humanoid startups are being priced as wide-reaching artificial intelligence platforms, while Chinese ones are seen more as industrial hardware plays, said Rui Ma, founder of Tech Buzz China, which regularly brings U.S. investors to visit Chinese startups.