Over the weekend, humans running as fast as they could were chased by robots through the streets of Beijing, China. To be more specific, it was a half-marathon race, and the robots lagged far ...

Although humanoid robots have made appearances at marathons in China over the past year, this is the first time they have raced alongside humans. China is hoping that investment in frontier ...

Technicians adjust humanoid robots on display during a recent expo in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province. PARKER ZHENG/CHINA DAILY China will dominate more than half of the global humanoid ...

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 the world ...

Although humanoid robots have made appearances at marathons in China over the past year, this is the first time they have raced alongside humans. China is hoping that investment in frontier ...

Sea Guru II, an underwater robot designed by researchers at Westlake University in east China's Zhejiang Province, is seen ...

Some 21 humanoid robots raced alongside thousands of runners around the 21km (13-mile) course in Beijing, China, on Saturday. Some of the robots that took part were as short as 3ft 9in ...