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As expected, Lightning by Honor Device Co. is the winner of the second annual Beijing Humanoid Robot Half Marathon.

The time is just under 58 minutes, which is elite-level performance for a human runner.

Robot running in Beijing.

Honor’s Lightning biped robot finished first in a test run for the second annual Beijing Humanoid Robot Half Marathon.

It finished the 21.1 km (13.1 mile) course in 54 minutes, which beats elite human runner benchmarks.

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i don’t think there’s much real world use for humanoids running but it pushes them to innovate

Unitree H1 humanoid robot breaking record for humanoid robot running speed at 10 m/s (22 mph)

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Chinese influencer and Luna humanoid robot from LimX Dynamics

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clone robotics humanoid

torso 3 by clone robotics

protoclone snd torso 3

Clone Robotics just shared a preview of its next generation humanoid robot, Torso 3, on Instagram.

Torso is the black one and the robot in the back is Protoclone. The Polish-American startup prefers the term “synthetic human.”

Unitree Founder Wang Xingxing and Siemens CEO Roland Busch at Siemens' RXD Summit in Beijing

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Leju Robot's new humanoid robot factory in Guangdong, China.

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Figure AI founder Brett Adcock, Figure 03 humanoid robot, Shawn Ryan the podcaster

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Xiaomi’s new humanoid robot’s palms are sweaty.

The Chinese tech giant just revealed the latest iteration of its CyberOne AI robot that’s equipped with ultra-dexterous hands that can feel, adapt, and even sweat to stay cool under real-world workloads.

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Unitree Robotics founder/CEO Wang Xingxing and Siemens CEO Roland Busch at Siemens’ RXD Summit in Beijing

The background is absolutely a Westworld reference.

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Midea's Six Armed Humanoid Robot, Miro U

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