"One of the annoying things about working with robots is collecting so much data on the robot doing different tasks," said Kushal Kedia, a doctoral student in the field of computer science.

robot half-marathon in China saw 21 humanoid machines running alongside their operators in the 13-mile race, in which more than 12,000 people took part – the robots and human competitors ran in ...

Tiangong Ultra needed human assistance to win — specifically a human who ran ahead with a signaling device on his back, enabling the robot to imitate his movements. (Most other robots were ...

The importance of humanoid robots to Beijing, as it looks for solutions to pressing issues including trade frictions with the U.S., population decline, and slowing growth, was underscored when ...

Six of the robots successfully finished the course, but they were unable to keep up with the speed of the humans. The fastest robot, Tiangong Ultra, developed by Chinese robotics company UBTech in ...

Yes, robots. Machine battled muscle across 13 miles during the 2025 Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon, which organizers said was the first of its kind. The ...

Already hard at work assembling electric vehicles in XPENG’s factories, this robot is designed to change how we think about robots in everyday life. Iron’s design includes 60 joints and 200 ...

Image: Several robots joined the race. Pics: Reuters The winning robot was Tiangong Ultra, which crossed the finishing line with a time of two hours and 40 minutes, while the men's winner of the ...

Organizers called the race a show of technological prowess and said they did not expect the robots to win — and they didn't. Robot Tiangong Ultra finished a half-marathon in 2 hours 40 minutes ...

Billionaire business magnate Elon Musk declared in a post on X that robots will outmatch surgeons ... Neuralink had to use a robot for the brain-computer electrode insertion, as it was impossible ...

The robots from Chinese manufacturers such as DroidUP and Noetix Robotics came in all shapes and sizes, some shorter than 120cm, others as tall as 1.8m. One company boasted that its robot looked ...

Legged robots, in comparison to wheeled vehicles, need to continuously balance and support their own weight. They also provide a level of suspension to cushion the rider. They need to be strong enough ...