A humanoid robot sprints past the human half-marathon world record in Beijing race

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.
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HONOR Robot Beats Human Runners And Smashes Half-Marathon World Record

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 record of 57 minutes and 20 seconds set by Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo.

Honor used phone tech to build a record-breaking robot that runs faster than a human

Honor's "Lightning" android won the 2026 robot half marathon, smashing the human world record for the same distance. The robot is said to use the same cooling tech as Honor's smartphones. Honor might be best known for its smartphones,

Robot trips and explodes in hilarious fall at start of Beijing marathon

This is the shocking moment a marathon-running robot smashed into pieces after tripping – before being dramatically carried away on a stretcher by a medical crew.

Hilarious moment marathon-running robot shatters after tripping as bungling medical team rush over with STRETCHER

THIS is the shocking moment a marathon-running robot smashed into pieces after tripping – before being dramatically carried away on a stretcher by a medical crew. The mechanical runner

Rolex-wearing robot chases wild boars off the streets

A Rolex-wearing humanoid robot named Edward has become a viral sensation in Poland after he was filmed chasing a pack of wild boars down the street.