These humanoid robots can only work half as fast as humans, but factories are buying them anyway

Even with those limitations, orders for the machines are accelerating. Manufacturers such as BYD and Foxconn, both partners ...
ABC7

Chinese robots ran against humans in the world's first humanoid half-marathon. They lost by a mile

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 in ...
West Hawaii Today

China pits humanoid robots against humans in half-marathon

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 robots ...
UPI

Robotic runners hobbled by breakdowns in first half-marathon against humans

April 20 (UPI) --Twenty-one two-legged robots took the streets against human competitors in a first-of-its kind humanoid half-marathon in China Saturday, but technical breakdowns left them in the dust ...
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Video: US humanoid robot unloads and reloads a dishwasher using full-body control

Helix, the AI brain powering Figure’s humanoid robots, has been upgraded to its most ...