A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far ...

Last year's half-marathon in Beijing ended in humiliation for the machines racing against human competitors. This year, ...

A humanoid robot easily defeated a human's half-marathon record during the 2026 Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half Marathon ...

The day has arrived when a humanoid robot can beat human runners at a long-distance race. At a marathon in China over the ...

The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, completed the 21-kilometer (13-mile) race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, ...

An autonomous robot from the company Honor ran a half marathon in 50:26, beating the human record by 7 minutes.

Earlier this month, Beijing played host to the unusual spectacle of humanoid robots running a half-marathon. The robots ran alongside the 12,000 or so human runners who slogged their way around ...

The feat occurred at an even in Beijing that pitted robots against human runners. The humanoid robotics market is on the rise ...

Setting world records, no matter the activity, takes some very serious effort. Oh, and when we go a step further and try to break records set, things get even more serious. It can take months of ...

Texas runner Carrie Bradshaw remembers staying up at night — while experiencing constant pain — and “desperately” searching for answers on Google to the question: “Can I run marathons after hip ...

Josh Kerr has the world titles. Now, he’s ready to etch his name in the history books alongside one of the most storied world records in track and field: the mile. On July 18 at the London Diamond ...

Few things upset Merlin the pig more than being denied a treat. He will press a purple button with his nose that says “I’m mad” aloud. Sometimes he will walk into the laundry room and angrily shut the ...