Humanoid Robot Technology Today

Chinese robot beats human best time in half-marathon

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

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.

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Chinese robot beats human best time in half-marathon, after a stumble

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Winner of half-marathon race for robots finishes with faster time than human record

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China is winning the robotics race

Over the weekend, a bright-red Chinese humanoid robot named “Lightning” finished a half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating all 12,000 human competitors.

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New breed of humanoid robots trained to maintain China’s power grid

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Humanoid Robot Wins Half-Marathon and Smashes Humans’ Record

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Beijing's robot half-marathon is back for its second year with far less embarassing results

This year's half-marathon hosted more than 100 competitors, with first place going to Honor, better known for its smartphones, and its red-clad robot named Lightning.

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A humanoid robot sprints to victory in Beijing, beating the human half-marathon world record

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A Humanoid Robot Set a Half-Marathon Record in China

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In a race between humans and robots, machines take the victory in a sign of advancements

BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon pitting humans against robots, smoking its competition on Sunday

Construction News

Tilbury Douglas deploys £15,000 humanoid robot

Tilbury Douglas has deployed a humanoid robot on a live UK construction site - claiming an industry first - at a surprisingly cheap price. The move is

Will Destiny the humanoid robot take your job?

Robotics engineer Nathan Wallace has spent the past few months programming and training a robot he has named Destiny. "We thought we needed some girl power, and Destiny just seemed perfect", the 23-year-old told the BBC.

The Next Web

A humanoid robot passed an eight-hour factory shift at Siemens’ Erlangen plant

Siemens and UK startup Humanoid deployed an Nvidia-powered humanoid robot at a German electronics factory, completing 8+ hours of autonomous tote-handling.

Viral video shows humanoid robot chasing wild boars off street in bizarre encounter

A humanoid robot known as Edward Warchocki was caught on video chasing a group of wild boars off a Warsaw street, creating a surreal moment that has quickly spread online.

The Press Democrat

Humanoid robots show off their language and boxing skills in Hong Kong

HONG KONG (AP) — A humanoid robot about the size of a primary school student had something to share in Hong Kong — it sang songs and spoke to people in Mandarin and English, answering whatever questions they posed and delighting the audience around it.