Humanoid robots will compete against humans in a half-marathon in Beijing. The event aims to showcase advancements in humanoid robotics and AI. Robots must be humanoid without wheels; both ...

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

STORY: Humanoid robots raced against humans for the first time in a half-marathon in China’s Beijing on Saturday. The robots were accompanied by human trainers, who sometimes had to physically support ...

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, Idolator ...

280 teams from 16 countries compete in Beijing robot games Games provide data for practical robot applications, organisers say China invests billions in robotics amid tech competition with U.S BEIJING ...

Just a few months ago, Noetix Robotics was struggling to find a single customer for its Hobbit-sized robots. Founder Jiang Zheyuan was nervous about burning through investors’ money quickly. Then one ...

It took place on Saturday, April 19, with the winning robot Tiangong Ultra finishing in two hours and 40 minutes Tiangong Ultra's time is far slower than the world record time of 56 minutes and 42 ...

It’s designed primarily for a range of industrial operations, among them material gathering and transport, pick-and-place ...

A new participant has emerged in the race to bring practical robotics into everyday life. On November 19, the Mountain ...