Robot.com Appoints Gregory D. Smith to Board of Directors

Robot.com, the autonomous robotics company, today announced the appointment of Gregory D. Smith to its board of directors as an observer. Smith currently serves as Chairman of American Airlines' board ...

Chinese Robot That Set Half-Marathon World Record Gets Major Asterisk Based On (Lack Of) Full Autonomy

There has been a lot of talk about a fully autonomous robot that broke a human world record during a half marathon in China.

Robot Easily Beats Human Record at Beijing Half Marathon

Humanoid robots competed in the 2026 Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing, China, on Sunday, April 19, and ...

A Humanoid Robot Set a Half-Marathon Record in China

An autonomous robot from the company Honor ran a half marathon in 50:26, beating the human record by 7 minutes.

In a race between humans and robots, machines take the victory in a sign of advancements

BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon ...

Humanoid robot beats human half-marathon world record in Beijing

Some robots ran the Beijing half-marathon autonomously, while others were controlled remotely, all competing on a parallel ...