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,

A year after mishaps dominated the race, Chinese humanoids are outrunning professional half-marathon athletes.

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?

In summer 2025, you read a news item about plans for humanoid robots to be deployed in South Korean shipyards to tackle welding tasks. You don’t think much about it because the commercial deployment is planned for the beginning of 2027 and,

It's assumed by many that industrial robots will increasingly be based on the human form. Guy Courtin, vice president industry and global alliances with Tecsys, explains why that's not necessarily a good idea. There’s been a lot of talk recently about ...

APAC Robotics China’s Robot Half Marathon Was More Than a Stunt . Beijing’s robot half marathon was part spectacle, part stress test, and a much better sign of humanoid progre