From Boston Dynamics to Tesla, US companies are racing to build humanoid robots that can automate everything from factory ...

They were trailing behind their human rivals a year ago. But on Sunday, an android outpaced the entire field to run a half-marathon faster than even the quickest human. Lightning, a running robot ...

The robot that won the humanoid half-marathon this month finished in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, a major improvement compared to the droid that won in two hours, 40 minutes and 42 seconds in 2025 Lexi ...

When Japan Airlines deployed humanoid robots at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in May 2026, the industry's message was hard to miss.

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TrendForce projects China's humanoid robot output will grow 94% year-on-year in 2025, marking a shift from R&D-focused development to commercial-scale production Unitree Robotics and Agibot together ...

Asia is spending billions on the development and deployment of humanoids that are already taking on humans' least desired ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Slide over, Jacob Kiplimo. The world’s fastest human in the half-marathon is still just that, but the Ugandan’s ...

On 19 April 2026, a bright-red humanoid robot named Lightning lined up alongside 12,000 human runners and roughly 300 other ...

Meta has purchased Assured Robot Intelligence (ARI), a startup company that's building artificial intelligence for robots in ...