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 ...
Scientific American

A robot ran a half marathon faster than a human. Here’s why folding laundry is still harder

A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far ...
eWeek

Sony’s Ping-Pong Robot ‘Ace’ Is Beating Elite Human Players

Sony AI’s Ace robot can now compete with and sometimes beat elite table tennis players, a milestone for real-world robotics ...

A Humanoid Robot Set a Half-Marathon Record in China

An autonomous robot from the company Honor ran a half marathon in 50:26, beating the human record by 7 minutes.

Robots beat humans in half marathon

In Beijing, a humanoid robot named Lightning finished a half marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record by nearly 7 minutes.

Robots Race Against Humans in Half-Marathon in China

In the race to build robots that are faster and smarter, big strides are being made in China where a half-marathon pitted ...
Observer

Why Robots Observe, But Humans Still Decide

As data centers scale and autonomous systems become more common, Micropolis Robotics’ Alexander Rugaev unpacks an operational ...

‘Robots don’t bleed’: Ukraine sends machines into the battlefield in place of human soldiers

Ukraine’s military is increasingly using robots to replace human soldiers, even in combat assault missions, helping to ...