Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile ...

Though most robots broke down early on, six managed to finish the race. Breaking News Intern Robots and humans alike competed in a half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, where 21 robots ran ...

About 12,000 human athletes ran in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Saturday, but most of the attention was on a group of other, more unconventional participants: 21 humanoid robots. The event ...

A robot from DroidUp walks to the award ceremony after winning the second runner up position in the Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon held in Beijing on Saturday. BEIJING — In one small step for ...

Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km course. The ...

Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile) course.

For years, technologists have dreamed of outfitting homes with robots to handle chores like cleaning floors, loading dishwashers and even fetching a glass of water. While some of the tasks ...

While AI drones have already outpaced human pilots, driverless cars have still faltered in race conditions, and humanoid robots recently stumbled through a half-marathon in China. Will machines ...

While technologically impressive, the outcome of the event should reassure those who fear robots will one day overrun humanity—because it appears they won’t be outrunning us any time soon.

HONG KONG -- If the idea of robots taking on humans in a road race conjures dystopian images of android athletic supremacy, then fear not, for now at least. More than 20 two-legged robots competed ...

EU-funded researchers have developed adaptable robots that could transform the way we recycle electronic waste, benefiting both the environment and the economy. Just outside the historic German ...

Beijing (AFP) – Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing early on Saturday, joining thousands of their flesh-and-blood counterparts in a world-first half ...