They were trailing behind their human rivals a year ago. But on Sunday, an android outpaced the entire field to run a half-marathon faster than even the quickest human.

The winner ran the half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds. Kevin Frayer / Stringer via Getty Images On April 19, ...

The humanoid robots will be part of a test that kicks off in May ( via The Guardian ), moving luggage and cargo at Tokyo's ...

The droid named Lightning finished the 21km race in just over 50 minutes, beating the human record by seven minutes on 19 April. Developed by smartphone giant HONOR, the android smashed the previous ...

The HONOR Humanoid Robot is designed for companionship, shopping assistance, and workplace tasks, boasting impressive agility and reactive physical AI. The robot demonstrates a sophisticated ...

A self-navigating humanoid robot named Lightning won the 2026 Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon, surpassing the human world record by several minutes. The five-and-a-half-foot android, ...

Meta has purchased Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a startup company that's building artificial intelligence for robots in ...