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Beijing’s Humanoid Robot Marathon

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Humanoid robot breaks half-marathon record
Humanoid robot 'Lightning' broke a half-marathon world record in Beijing, finishing 13 miles faster than any human. Kurt 'CyberGuy' Knutsson discusses this AI leap and Tesla's Optimus, raising urgent questions about robot control and future safety.

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These robots can figure out how to do a task after watching humans do it
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Robots run with humans at half marathon in Beijing
 · 11h
After running and dancing, Chinese robot firms target household chores
Chinese robots can run and dance but chores still challenging

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 · 6h
We Are Under-Investing In Robotics ... 90% Of Humanoid Robots Are Made In China
 · 1d
Robot wins half-marathon race for robots in Beijing, beating human record
 · 5h
Robot Easily Beats Human Record at Beijing Half Marathon
Lightning, a bright red robot that stands at 5-foot-5, per the The New York Times, reportedly crashed into a barricade at one point during the race before coming in first

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Robot breaks world record for half-marathon despite spectacular crash into wall
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Robot named Lightning blows past human runners to set half-marathon record in Beijing
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Humanoid robots pass human runners in Beijing half-marathon showcase

On the morning of April 19, 2026, a bipedal humanoid robot built by Chinese tech company Honor crossed the finish line of a half-marathon in Beijing’s Economic-Technological Development Area, known as E-Town,
Mashable
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Chinese robotics company creates human-like face robot

A video from a China-based company showing a human-like robot face is spreading online. It's giving major Westworld vibes. AheadForm is a Chinese robotics company founded in 2024 working on combining realistic humanoid robots with artificial intelligence ...
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BMW puts humanoid robots to work building EVs

BMW is deploying AI-powered humanoid robots in its Leipzig, Germany, factory after a successful pilot in Spartanburg, South Carolina, that helped build over 30,000 vehicles.
Carscoops
4mon

Xpeng Cut Open Its Robot On Stage To Prove It Wasn’t A Human

You might assume that Tesla has the humanoid robot stage to itself, but several Chinese automakers are also sprinting toward the same goal. Among them, EV startup Xpeng is taking the lead, planning to start production of its humanoid robot in late 2026 ...
Los Angeles Times
5mon

Inside the race to train AI robots how to act human in the real world

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In an Indian town, workers fold towels while wearing cameras, providing data to teach AI robots how to move and operate in physical spaces. Tech giants Tesla, Boston ...
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Physical Intelligence, a hot robotics startup, says its new robot brain can figure out tasks it was never taught

The new model, called π0.7, represents what the company describes as an early but meaningful step toward the long-sought goal of a general-purpose robot brain.
eWeek
2mon

Figure Launches Humanoid Robot Upgrade Helix 02 for Full-Body Autonomy

In this episode of eSpeaks, Jennifer Margles, Director of Product Management at BMC Software, discusses the transition from traditional job scheduling to the era of the autonomous enterprise. eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of ...
Futurism
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This Robot With a Working Human Face Is Incredibly Unsettling

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Last year, 21 humanoid robots squared up against each other in ...
Digital Trends
3mon

This robot learned to lip sync like humans by watching YouTube

Researchers at Columbia Engineering have trained a human-like robot named Emo to lip-sync speech and songs by studying online videos, showing how machines can now learn complex human behaviour simply by observing it. Emo is not a full humanoid body but a ...
AFCEA
4mon

Next Level Human-Robot Interaction

Social by nature, humans interact in multiple ways—through voice, vision and touch. Reflecting these humanistic qualities, robotic capabilities are improving, and as such, human-robot interaction will feature more complex multimodal functions. However ...
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