A humanoid robot aptly named Lightning made history on the streets of Beijing over the weekend, beating the human half-marathon world record by several minutes. Dozens of robots lined up for the ...

An autonomous robot from the company Honor ran a half marathon in 50:26, beating the human record by 7 minutes. The star performer was a robot developed by the Chinese company Honor (the smartphone ...

I'm always keeping a very close eye on the state of robotics. I'm equally excited and terrified by it. On one hand, I'd love to have a robot around the house so it could fold my laundry and make me ...

China's humanoid robot half-marathon produced a record-breaking run. Still, falls and mishaps during the race drew attention and laughs. A robot was carried off on a stretcher, while another had ...

Most people think of Toyota and picture a Camry, a Tacoma, maybe a Prius. A 7-foot-2 robot shooting free throws at halftime of a professional basketball game? That's a harder image to conjure. But ...

BEIJING -- A humanoid robot that won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing on Sunday ran faster than the human world record in a show of China's technological leaps. The winner from Honor, a ...

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 ...

A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and sometimes defeating them, according to a new study that shows how advances in ...

Four Lightning robots finished the race in less than an hour. Four Lightning robots finished the race in less than an hour. is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at ...

A Chinese-built robot comfortably beat the human half-marathon world record Sunday during an annual race in Beijing — although several other humanoid participants malfunctioned and fell around the ...

A robot built by Sony has defeated elite human table tennis players in a breakthrough that researchers say could signal a new era for artificial intelligence and robotics in fast-paced physical tasks.

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