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 winning robot finished the race in two hours and 40 minutes Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has previously been published by Just Jared, PopCrush ...

Though most robots broke down early on, six managed to finish the race. Breaking News Intern Robots and humans alike competed in a half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, where 21 robots ran ...

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 ...

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For years, technologists have dreamed of outfitting homes with robots to handle chores like cleaning floors, loading dishwashers and even fetching a glass of water. While some of the tasks ...

HONG KONG -- If the idea of robots taking on humans in a road race conjures dystopian images of android athletic supremacy, then fear not, for now at least. More than 20 two-legged robots competed ...

Twenty-one humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing to join thousands of runners for the world's first man-vs-machine half-marathon but some struggled to cross the finish line. The robots ...

Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing early on Saturday, joining thousands of their flesh-and-blood counterparts in a world-first half marathon ...

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