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A Honor robot took part in the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half-Marathon and finished in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, significantly ...

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A humanoid robot ran a half marathon in under 51 minutes, showing major gains in speed and endurance while revealing limits ...

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Humanoid robots in China have just beaten human runners in a Beijing half marathon, with the fastest racer finishing in 50 ...

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Robots running is our new obsession, and it still proves nothing ...

Lightning, one of more than 100 robots running the Beijing E-Town, avoided a serious mishap and crossed the finish line in a ...

BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon ...