A humanoid robot just beat a half-marathon record

Honor’s bright red humanoid robot Lightning won a robot-versus-human half-marathon in Beijing.

Lightning finished in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the fastest human runner.

The performance marked a sharp improvement from its previous results and set a new benchmark for robot runners.

The race underscores how quickly Chinese humanoid robotics is advancing and how competition is expanding beyond the U.S.