BEIJING — China’s robots may not run as fast as humans, but they’re also in a broader race with the United States. On Saturday, the Chinese capital of Beijing hosted the world’s first half-marathon ...

By Ben Aris in Berlin The global race to develop and deploy humanoid robots is no longer being led by nations but by cities.

Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile) course. The ...

STORY: Humanoid robots raced against humans for the first time in a half-marathon in China’s Beijing on Saturday. The robots were accompanied by human trainers, who sometimes had to physically support ...

Robots and humans faced off against each other in a race to the finish line on Saturday, April 19, in the Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon, which took place in Beijing. The race, billed as the first of ...

But the tone and pizzazz of IREX has always been provided by the humanoids. It’s a somehow thrilling spectacle to see robots that look a bit like us, sort of doing things we can do, with the half plea ...

China has issued five times the number of patents related to humanoid robots than the US, says Morgan Stanley.

Ant Group, backed by Jack Ma, entered the humanoid robot race by unveiling its first model, the R1, at the 2025 Inclusion Conference on the Bund in Shanghai. Through its unit Robbyant, the Alibaba ...

A race to the future kicking off in Beijing. It's being billed as the world's first humanoid robot half marathon - featuring machine versus man. Racing to finish the 13.1 miles. So who won? NBCs Janis ...