Chinese robot beats human best time in half-marathon
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Accenture Ventures invests in General Robotics, whose GRID platform deploys AI skills across 40+ robots from different manufacturers to scale factory automation.
CNBC's Steve Sedgwick, Elaine Yu, and Arjun Kharpal discuss China's humanoid robotics industry — on full display at a marathon in Beijing — as well as the implications of these developments for the broader artificial intelligence market and supply chains.
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Humanoid robots pass human runners in Beijing half-marathon showcase
On the morning of April 19, 2026, a bipedal humanoid robot built by Chinese tech company Honor crossed the finish line of a half-marathon in Beijing’s Economic-Technological Development Area, known as E-Town,
China's push to dominate robotics accelerates as a humanoid robot beats the human half-marathon world record, sparking awe and unease among spectators.
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — In JTED’s robotics lab, Carlos Trujillo played around with a new robotic arm. It’s students like him who are getting real-world experience with the newly added Fanuc robotic arm, the kind that is often used in manufacturing and ...
At the U.S. Navy League Sea-Air-Space Expo 2026, HII (NYSE: HII), together with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics, introduced the High-Yield Production Robotics (HYPR) program. The program seeks to leverage a network of emerging physical AI technologies from Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics to rapidly accelerate advanced,
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Casino group Genting Malaysia Bhd says it has signed a memorandum of understanding with AGIBOT Innovation (Shanghai) Technology Co Ltd with the aim of advancing “embodied artificial intelligence (AI) robotics across the hospitality,