If you thought AI was all about intelligence and not about muscle, think again. AI-powered robots just ran half marathon in China and the results show that the machines are not poised to defeat humans ...

At the end of a half-marathon, runners are usually wiped out. That part looked normal in Beijing. What didn't look so normal was who crossed the finish line first — a humanoid robot named Lightning.

For years, humanoid robots have been trying to match human ability in the physical world — balancing, walking, lifting, and navigating controlled environments. While machines have surpassed humans in ...

The era of us laughing at humanoids playing sport may now be behind us – for the most part – as a field of robots competing in a half marathon in Beijing demonstrated how frighteningly fast the ...

Last Sunday, at the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon, a red humanoid robot of a type named Lightning finished the course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds—faster than the human world record. Its long legs were ...