At the end of a half-marathon, runners are usually wiped out. That part looked normal in Beijing. What didn't look so normal was who crossed the finish line first — a humanoid robot named Lightning.

Image Credit: Ng Han Guan / AP News. A humanoid robot just outran the fastest human half-marathon time ever recorded, and it did it in Beijing on a Sunday morning like it was out for a casual jog. The ...

Humanoid robots outran the fastest human competitors while surpassing the human world record during a half-marathon event held in Beijing on April 19. The demonstration of fast-improving robotic speed ...

For years, humanoid robots have been trying to match human ability in the physical world — balancing, walking, lifting, and navigating controlled environments. While machines have surpassed humans in ...

The biggest new year/spring festival tv special in China, this year, featured a short robot martial arts sequence (including weapons). As it goes on, they also have children join in fairly close to ...