Scientific American

A robot ran a half marathon faster than a human. Here’s why folding laundry is still harder

A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far ...

Humanoid robots race past humans in Beijing half-marathon, showing rapid advances

The Beijing half-marathon race record time for a humanoid robot of 50 minutes 26 seconds is almost two hours quicker than the ...
New Scientist on MSN

Table tennis-playing robot on track to becoming world champion

A robot built by Sony AI is rapidly learning how to beat the world's very best table tennis players ...
AI Revolution Deutschland on MSN

How humanoid robots are moving from scripted responses to real-time reasoning

This video explores recent advances in humanoid robotics, focusing on upgrades to Ameca and the introduction of OpenAI’s Neo ...

Chinese tech giants advance robotics push as sector sees rapid growth

From marathon-winning humanoids to potential robot guide dogs, tech firms showcase breakthroughs as Beijing backs robotics as ...
Nextgov

US needs to flesh out strategy to counter China’s robotics advances, lawmakers say

We can and still must lead in the field of robotics, but to achieve that goal, we need a concerted national effort to support ...

Humanoid robot breaks human half-marathon record; Drastic improvement reflects systemic advances in China’s robot technologies: expert

The second humanoid robot half marathon took place in Beijing E-Town on Sunday. More than 100 robot teams participated, ...
Assembly Magazine

See Spot Reason: Google Advances Robotics AI, but Manufacturing Readiness Remains a Challenge

Google has introduced an updated robotics AI model designed to improve how robots interpret and act in real-world ...

VinDynamics Partners With Schaeffler To Advance Humanoid Robot Development

HANOI, VIETNAM / ACCESS Newswire / April 21, 2026 / VinDynamics, a technology company of Vingroup, today announced the ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

Slime-like artificial muscle reshapes on command, heals after damage and turns one robot into many

Breaking away from conventional robots that perform only predefined functions once fabricated, researchers have developed a ...