Most people think of Toyota and picture a Camry, a Tacoma, maybe a Prius. A 7-foot-2 robot shooting free throws at halftime of a professional basketball game? That's a harder image to conjure. But ...

Foundation is a startup building general-purpose humanoid robots. Two of Foundation's robots were sent to Ukraine for a demo of a supply transport scenario. CEO Sankaet Pathak said he sees humanoids ...

Humanoid robots have become increasingly common, with companies pushing further into the technology — especially in China, where these creations are making notable progress in multiple ways. One of ...

Humanoid robots are Silicon Valley’s latest obsession, but real-world performance has lagged the hype. That may be starting to change, however, after a robot beat the human record for a half marathon ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Figure is doubling shipments of its humanoid robot Figure 03 every month for the last three ...

Lightning, a bright red humanoid robot with a camera pack, races through the finish line, breaking the half-marathon record. - NBC News/YouTube A robotics competition on the outskirts of Beijing may ...

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 ...

The winner ran the half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds. Kevin Frayer / Stringer via Getty Images On April 19, thousands of athletes ran alongside more than 100 humanoid robots in the 2026 ...

An autonomous robot from the company Honor ran a half marathon in 50:26, beating the human record by 7 minutes. The star performer was a robot developed by the Chinese company Honor (the smartphone ...

A Chinese humanoid robot named Flash broke the half-marathon world record in Beijing on Sunday, April 19, coming in a whole six minutes faster than the human record previously held. Video posted on X ...

Earlier this month, Beijing played host to the unusual spectacle of humanoid robots running a half-marathon. The robots ran alongside the 12,000 or so human runners who slogged their way around ...

Four Lightning robots finished the race in less than an hour. Four Lightning robots finished the race in less than an hour. is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at ...