China is putting humanoid robots to the test again in a road race against human runners beginning next month to show off its advancing robotics industry.

A robot and its engineers run in the humanoid robot half marathon in Beijing on April 19, 2025. Dozens of humanoid robots ...

Workers calibrate robots during the launch of a robot training camp in Beijing on Thursday, in preparation for the humanoid ...

A gym will turn into a fast-moving arena this weekend as student-built robots race, collect and score under tight time limits. The competition, now in its 19th year in Hawaiʻi, brings together ...

Boston Dynamics partnered with Google DeepMind to provide the intelligence layer. Nvidia is developing its own robotics platform through its Cosmos world-foundation model. Alphabet trades just under ...

Humanoid robots in China are practicing mocks day and night for an upcoming marathon race. The first practice test for the highly anticipated 2026 Yizhuang humanoid robot half marathon, scheduled ...

A humanoid robot races in the company of assistants at the humanoid robot half-marathon in Beijing on April 19, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robo ...

Eric Schmidt and Selina Xu argue that China is pulling head of the U.S. in the race to build AI-powered robots.

The race to get in on the humanoid robot boom is heating up. In a research note released earlier this month, analysts at Morgan Stanley broke down a list of the 25 companies best positioned to ...