Humanoid Robotics Applications

Beijing’s Humanoid Robot Marathon

This Humans vs. Robots Half-Marathon Didn’t Go Well… For Humans

Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism and autonomous navigation skills as they whizzed past human runners in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, hig...

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A humanoid robot sprints past the human half-marathon world record in Beijing race

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Humanoid Robot Wins Half-Marathon and Smashes Humans’ Record

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New breed of humanoid robots trained to maintain China’s power grid

Humanoid robots are being trained to carry out maintenance on China’s power grid.

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Robot Easily Beats Human Record at Beijing Half Marathon

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Humanoid robot beats human world record in half marathon race in China

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A Humanoid Robot Set a Half-Marathon Record in China

The star performer was a robot developed by the Chinese company Honor (the smartphone maker ), which finished the 13.1-mile race in 50 minutes, 26 seconds.

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Chinese Humanoid Robot ‘Lightning’ Outruns Humans, Sets New World Record

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Humanoid robots show rapid advances as they race past humans in Beijing half marathon

The Manila Times

Schaeffler and VinDynamics sign strategic partnership to advance technologies for humanoid Robots

Schaeffler and VinDynamics sign a strategic partnership to foster joint research and technology development for advancing humanoid roboticsCombining strengths for innovation: Schaeffler's expertise in high-performance actuators with VinDynamics' cutting-edge robotics capabilitiesSchaeffler will supply high-precision actuators designed for humanoid robots for real-world deployment and data-driven optimizationHANOI,

China’s humanoid robotics commercial use cases still ‘fairly restrictive’ – UBP

In an interview with CNBC, Ling noted that current use cases for humanoid robots remain “fairly restrictive,” confined mostly to performances at events like the CCTV Spring Gala, concerts, marathons, and boxing matches.

Interesting Engineering

Tien Kung 3.0 humanoid wins China’s Robot Warrior Challenge with zero human control

Humanoid robot Tien Kung 3.0 wins in China, completing high-risk tasks fully autonomously, marking a leap in real-world AI mobility.

eWeek

Flying Cars, Dancing Robots Take Center Stage at 2026 Edison Awards

The 2026 Edison Awards in Fort Myers featured flying vehicles, humanoid robots, and fresh debate over the energy demands of AI.

DATAQUEST

China’s humanoid robot output to surge 94% in 2026; Unitree and AgiBot to capture nearly 80% market share

In China, the world’s largest market, key trends include the convergence of application scenarios, deep integration of LLMs into general-purpose robots