A humanoid robot named Lightning has run a half-marathon in Beijing in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record by nearly seven minutes. Developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor, ...

Slide over, Jacob Kiplimo. The world's fastest human in the half-marathon is still just that, but the Ugandan's record time of 57 minutes, 20 seconds, was obliterated Sunday in Beijing by a 5-foot-5 ...

The android won a race featuring robots and humans on Sunday in Beijing, achieving a technological milestone while finishing faster than any person in history. By Adeel Hassan It didn’t have to ...

Robots have outpaced human runners at this year’s Beijing half-marathon, finishing more than 10 minutes ahead of the top human competitors. The machines ran alongside about 12,000 participants on a ...

The day has arrived when a humanoid robot can beat human runners at a long-distance race. At a marathon in China over the weekend, a bot called Lightning smashed the official human world record for 13 ...

Honor is getting into the marathon business, but not in the way most phone makers would. Instead of sponsoring runners or building fitness features, the company itself is sending robots to the ...

A humanoid robot named Lightning set a record for the fastest half-marathon at the 2026 Beijing E-Town event Sunday in Beijing. (Wang Liangyuan / VCG via Getty Images) Slide over, Jacob Kiplimo. The ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Slide over, Jacob Kiplimo. The world’s fastest human in the half-marathon is still just that, but the Ugandan’s ...