A robot sorts lug nuts before attaching wheels to electric cars at a Zeekr plant in Ningbo, China.Credit...Qilai Shen for The New York Times Supported by By Keith Bradsher Keith Bradsher ...

The winning robot finished the race in two hours and 40 minutes Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has previously been published by Just Jared, PopCrush ...

Humanoid robots ran a half-marathon against humans for the first time on Saturday in Beijing. The race highlighted how far humanoid robots have advanced, and how far they still have to go.

BEIJING — In the global race to produce robots that are smarter and faster, China’s humanoids have come a long way. Robots from cutting-edge Chinese companies can dance and spin or do ...

China’s halt this month on exports of magnets containing heavy rare earth metals has affected Tesla’s plans to manufacture Optimus robots. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from Shanghai Elon Musk ...

The world’s first half-marathon with humanoid robot participants in Beijing has offered a striking glimpse into the progress and challenges of the country’s robotics industry, as only six out ...

What just happened? It appears that one thing humanoid robots still can't do better than their human counterparts is long-distance running. This fact was illustrated during a half-marathon in ...

China’s humanoid robot manufacturers are charging full steam ahead to mass production, which a new report said would boost the total value of automata made on the mainland this year to about 4.5 ...

The robot that surprised us by its exceptional efficiency. A mind-blowingly good vacuum that will suck almost anything off your floor. The mop is also great, but not perfect, but the headline for ...

On April 16th, Thailand’s Royal Thai Police introduced their newest colleague, “AI Police Cyborg 1.0,” in a Facebook post stating that the robot was deployed on Tonson Road in Muang District.

Technology startup Noetix Robotics' N2 runs in the robot half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday. N2 finished second in the race. WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY Liang Liang, deputy director of the ...