At the Beijing half-marathon, several humanoid robots beat human winners by 10+ minutes; a robot made by Honor beat the human world record held by Jacob Kiplimo
Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism and autonomous navigation skills …
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Humanoid robot breaks human record in Beijing half-marathon “Lightning,” developed by Honor, won the 2026 Beijing E-Town humanoid robot half-marathon in 50 minutes 26 seconds (net time), a pace faster than the human half-marathon world record of 57:20. Built for speed and [video]
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50:26 — humanoids just beat the human half marathon record. 🤖 Top 3 all under 57:20: Qi Tian Da Sheng — 50:26 Thunder Lightning — 50:56 Xinghuo Liaoyuan — 53:01 All from HONOR. Lightning crossed first, but Qi Tian Da Sheng takes the win on autonomous net time.
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50:26. Let that sink in — a humanoid just won the Beijing half marathon at a pace faster than the human world record. 🤯 The winner, “Lightning” from the Monkey King team, didn't just finish — it ran a sub-51 minute race, while the human record sits at 56:42. This one is built [vi…
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Robots are insanely fast this year — in China! Robot “Lightning” from smartphone maker Honor won the 2026 Beijing E-town Humanoid Robot Half Marathon held in Beijing, China on Sunday. The robot covered over 21 kilometers in a net time of 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the [vi…
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@daniellefong
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extremely valid metaphor for ai progress here
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50:26 — humanoid robots just went past the human half marathon world record. 🤖 Not just one team. Top 3 all beat the human record (57:20). 1st — Qi Tian Da Sheng: 50:26 2nd — Thunder Lightning: 50:56 3rd — Xinghuo Liaoyuan: 53:01 All three teams came from HONOR. [video]
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NOW - Beijing's humanoid robot half-marathon is underway, with more than 300 humanoid robots and over 70 teams participating in the 13 mile race. [video]
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“Lightning” wins the championship at the 2026 Beijing E-Town humanoid robot half-marathon with a net time of 50:26. Developed by Honor, the 169cm robot is built for speed and explosive power, combining performance engineering with mecha-inspired design innovation. It outpaced [im…
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At the 2026 Beijing Yizhuang Humanoid Robot Half Marathon, “Lightning” from Beijing's Honor Robot crossed the finish line with a net time of 48 minutes and 19 seconds, becoming the first robot to complete the race. It was also the very first robot to start. [video]
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A humanoid robot, competing in the remote-controlled category, from Team Honor has just crossed the finish line at the Beijing E-Town humanoid robot half-marathon. #Beijing #marathon #humanoidrobot [video]
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Watching the Beijing Humanoid Robot Half Marathon livestream with the toddler this morning at breakfast. Every model is “so funny and so cute” This red one is intense
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The Beijing Humanoid Half Marathon (21.1 km) just concluded! The humanoid winner was significantly faster than the top human finisher. - 1st place: Monkey King Team - Honor Lightning robot, 50 min 26 seconds - 2nd place: Mixue Ice City Team - same Honor Lightning robot, [video]
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48 minutes and 19 seconds! “Lightening” huamnoid robot from Chinese smartphone maker Honor became the first robot to cross the finish line at the 2nd Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing on Sunday — beating the previous record by nearly 2 hours, set by last year's champion, [v…
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@terrible.moe
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China's like, “we made a robot that runs faster than humans, it won a marathon than the fastest human,” and I'm like, damn wow, my car can outrun a cheetah too. — “But it's bipedal” — tbh,why are people so fucking obsessed with making bipedal robots (aside from wanting to leg…
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Beijing's humanoid robot half-marathon is underway, with more than 300 humanoid robots and over 70 teams participating in the 13 mile race.
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Beijing: First humanoid robot crossing the 20KM line (audio translated)
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Honor's humanoid fully autonomous robot “Lightning” …
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So, a humanoid robot just won the Beijing half-marathon and left the human record in the dust.