the state-backed Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre has entered the national spotlight as it aims to become something akin to Google’s Android operating system for artificial intelligence ...

The centre said it wants the system to be the “the Android in the field of humanoid robots”, referring to Google’s open-source mobile operating system that has become the most widely used ...

Despite lost limbs, overheating, and a crash or two, a few of the 20 robots competing in China over the weekend did quite ...

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 ...

According to SCMP, the company aims to become “the Android in the field of humanoid robots.” For the half-marathon, some modification work was also done to get the best performance.

Sky Project Ultra robot crosses the finish line to win the world's first robot half marathon during the Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon held in Beijing on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han ...

Twenty-one humanoids of various shapes and sizes raced among thousands of humans, closely followed by their operators. But just six of the robots successfully reached the finish line, reports ...

In one small step for robot-kind, almost two dozen humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital on Saturday. The bipedal robots of various makes and sizes ...

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 21km course.

In a historic first, humanoid robots ran alongside human participants in a half-marathon in Beijing, showcasing both the advancements and ongoing challenges within the robotics industry.

In Beijing, humanoid robots competed in a half-marathon alongside humans. Twenty-one robots from Chinese firms participated. Tiangong Ultra won the 21-kilometer race in 2 hours and 40 minutes.

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 ...