Humanoid Robotics Research

Beijing’s Humanoid Robot 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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Beijing’s Humanoid Robot Marathon: What It Means For Robots ... And Us

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China humanoid robot half-marathon to showcase technical leaps

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What the Chinese robot that ran a half-marathon says about America

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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After running and dancing, Chinese robot firms target household chores

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Robots run with humans at half marathon in Beijing

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This Humans vs. Robots Half-Marathon Didn’t Go Well… For Humans

Unlike last year, nearly half of the robot entrants navigated the tougher terrain autonomously instead of being directed by remote control during the 21-km (13-mile) race.

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A Humanoid Robot Set a Half-Marathon Record in China

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Chinese Humanoid Robot ‘Lightning’ Outruns Humans, Sets New World Record

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VinDynamics Partners With Schaeffler To Advance Humanoid Robot Development

HANOI, VIETNAM / ACCESS Newswire / April 21, 2026 / VinDynamics, a technology company of Vingroup, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Schaeffler, a leading global motion technology company headquartered in Germany.

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Schaeffler and VinDynamics sign strategic partnership to advance technologies for humanoid Robots

Schaeffler and VinDynamics sign a strategic partnership to foster joint research and technology development for advancing humanoid roboticsCombining strengths for innovation: Schaeffler's expertise in high-performance actuators with VinDynamics' cutting-edge robotics capabilitiesSchaeffler will supply high-precision actuators designed for humanoid robots for real-world deployment and data-driven optimizationHANOI,

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Barclays Research Finds Humanoid Robotics On Track to Become a $200 Billion Market by 2035

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Barclays Research today released a new Impact Series report The Future of Work: AI Gets Physical, highlighting humanoid robots as the next frontier for artificial intelligence. Designed in human form, these robots are moving from ...

The Robot Report

What Amazon saw in Fauna Robotics’ humanoid strategy

Amazon's acquisition of Fauna Robotics and its Sprout humanoid looks more like a platform move than a consumer robotics play.

eWeek

China’s $170K ‘Social Companion’ Robot Draws Awe, Unease Worldwide

Moya, a lifelike humanoid robot from China, is fueling debate over AI companionship, biomimetic design, and the future of human-machine relationships.

World-First: Humanoid Robot On Live Industrial-Scale Electronics Production Line

The Agibot G2 is the first humanoid robot to get a job alongside humans on a high-speed electronics production line, Agibot says.

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‘World’s first’ humanoid robot for real household chores launched with 16-hour battery

Chinese robotics firm UniX AI has unveiled Panther, touted as the world’s first service

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Humanoid robots are getting smaller, safer and closer

For decades, humanoid robots have lived behind safety cages in factories or deep inside research labs. Fauna Robotics, a New York-based robotics startup, says that era is ending. The company has introduced Sprout, a compact humanoid robot designed from the ...