The robot learned how to play the sport using the AI method known as reinforcement learning.

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

For centuries, people tried to build ornithopters that flapped like birds, but none became a practical path to human flight.

Scientists say they've made a key breakthrough that would allow robots to figure out complex tasks on their own, but experts ...

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A humanoid robot from Chinese smartphone company Honor ran a half-marathon in Beijing faster than the human world record, ...

A Honor robot took part in the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half-Marathon and finished in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, significantly ...

Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism and autonomous navigation skills as they ...

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

The winner of a half-marathon race for robots broke the fastest human record. The humanoid named Lightning finished the race ...

The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, completed the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, running faster than the ...