The feat occurred at an even in Beijing that pitted robots against human runners. The humanoid robotics market is on the rise and could reach 1 billion machines by 2050. A 5′ 5″ bipedal robot named Lightning just crushed the human world record time for running a half marathon,

Chinese startups are churning out more humanoid robots than their U.S. rivals, despite far lower valuations.

Runners and spectators alike taking part in the 2026 Boston Marathon Monday may have been fortunate enough to visit with the Optimus Bot from Tesla Inc TSLA, a humanoid robot set for future mass production.

We are now in the humanoid robot era, and they're starting to show up in our homes. But are they any good? And what's the path to improvement?

S. Korea's retail industry is adopting robots to transform the shopping experience, as advances in AI and rising demand for assistive technologies.

An updated edition of the Feb. 25, 2026, article The American robotics industry has entered a decisive acceleration phase in 2026, with March and April emerging as landmark months across physical AI,