Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile ...

Humanoid robots ran a half-marathon against humans for the first time on Saturday in Beijing. The race highlighted how far humanoid robots have advanced, and how far they still have to go.

The world’s first half-marathon with humanoid robot participants in Beijing has offered a striking glimpse into the progress and challenges of the country’s robotics industry, as only six out ...

With its win in China’s first half marathon for humanoid robots, the state-backed Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre has entered the national spotlight as it aims to become something akin ...

Learn More. In a spectacle that combined elements of science fiction and athletics, China held its first-ever humanoid robot half-marathon over the weekend, pitting machines against more than ...

In one small step for robot-kind, almost two dozen humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital on Saturday. The bipedal robots of various makes and sizes ...

Sky Project Ultra robot crosses the finish line to win the world's first robot half marathon during the Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon held in Beijing on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han ...

BEIJING: Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday (Apr 19), the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a ...

You may have seen robots dancing like the music icon Mick Jagger, doing parkour, or even painting on a canvas. Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot is eagerly anticipated, while Google and Meta are ...

Robot winner is Tiangong Ultra from Beijing robotics centre Time at 2 hours 40 minutes more than twice men's race winner BEIJING, April 19 (Reuters) - Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands ...