{"id":76475,"date":"2026-04-20T14:58:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/humanoid-robot-beats-human-half-marathon-world-record-in-beijing\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:58:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:58:59","slug":"humanoid-robot-beats-human-half-marathon-world-record-in-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/humanoid-robot-beats-human-half-marathon-world-record-in-beijing\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanoid robot beats human half-marathon world record in Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/humanoid-robot-woman-hospitalized-macau-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">humanoid robot<\/a><\/span> aptly named Lightning made history on the streets of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/china-economic-impact-iran-war-oil\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Beijing<\/a><\/span> over the weekend, beating the human half-marathon world record by several minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/robots-hospitals-health-care-moxi\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">robots<\/a><\/span> lined up for the Beijing E-Town Robot Half Marathon on Sunday, tackling the 13-mile (21-kilometer) race separate from human runners.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by Chinese smartphone company Honor, Lightning completed the half-marathon in just over 50 minutes, besting the human world record for the distance of over 57 minutes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/20\/569a79c8-a2f0-4dc0-a3c8-114e6eb72d7b\/thumbnail\/620x420g2\/98b1713d19e0dc63da64badbf61c4e8e\/2026-04-19t035236z-853099489-rc20skay2ewx-rtrmadp-3-china-robots-athletics.jpg#\" alt=\"A Lightning humanoid robot by Honor crosses the finish line of the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing, China, April 19, 2026. \" height=\"420\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/20\/569a79c8-a2f0-4dc0-a3c8-114e6eb72d7b\/thumbnail\/620x420g2\/98b1713d19e0dc63da64badbf61c4e8e\/2026-04-19t035236z-853099489-rc20skay2ewx-rtrmadp-3-china-robots-athletics.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/20\/569a79c8-a2f0-4dc0-a3c8-114e6eb72d7b\/thumbnail\/1240x840g2\/ecec4f3a6e9a36edb669e55c7fa77df4\/2026-04-19t035236z-853099489-rc20skay2ewx-rtrmadp-3-china-robots-athletics.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A Lightning humanoid robot by Honor crosses the finish line of the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing, China, April 19, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Reuters\/Maxim Shemetov<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lightning&#8217;s creators were delighted with the result. Du Xiaodi, a development engineer at Honor, was quick to draw comparisons with other industries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Looking ahead, some of these technologies might be transferred to other areas,&#8221; said Du. &#8220;It&#8217;s similar to how the automotive industry initially developed through competitions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The event tested robots in real-world conditions, from balance and endurance to navigation. Some ran autonomously, while others were controlled remotely, all competing on a parallel course to avoid collisions with human athletes.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t flawless. A few robots stumbled or veered off course. But the progress was striking compared to last year, when most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/video\/robots-run-with-humans-at-half-marathon-in-beijing\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">struggled to even finish the race<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/20\/62293818-4e21-4d64-9d00-35c6ab67e324\/thumbnail\/620x413\/7d70ef2b981f14070de011f9cf5324a1\/2026-04-19t030340z-2003689195-rc2zrka9gv3h-rtrmadp-3-china-robots-athletics.jpg#\" alt=\"Runners participating in the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon take pictures of the Tiangong Ultra 2026 humanoid robot participating in the Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing, China, April 19, 2026. \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/20\/62293818-4e21-4d64-9d00-35c6ab67e324\/thumbnail\/620x413\/7d70ef2b981f14070de011f9cf5324a1\/2026-04-19t030340z-2003689195-rc2zrka9gv3h-rtrmadp-3-china-robots-athletics.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/20\/62293818-4e21-4d64-9d00-35c6ab67e324\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/6bb62d5e61a1498036e0dca8d9073af0\/2026-04-19t030340z-2003689195-rc2zrka9gv3h-rtrmadp-3-china-robots-athletics.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Runners participating in the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon take pictures of the Tiangong Ultra 2026 humanoid robot participating in the Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing, China, April 19, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Reuters\/Tingshu Wang<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some spectators weren&#8217;t worried by the failures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very excited,&#8221; said Sun Zhigang. &#8220;First of all, it&#8217;s the first time robots have surpassed humans, and that&#8217;s something I never imagined.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Their performance is quite impressive,&#8221; Jiang Liangzhi said. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t expect the speeds to be this fast already, and they&#8217;re all very stable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Organizers said the marathon isn&#8217;t really about speed. 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