In Beijing, a humanoid robot named Lightning finished a half marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record by nearly 7 minutes.

Kung–fu, half marathons and now ping pong – is there anything robots can't do? An AI robot called Ace has pulled off wins against three elite table tennis players. Developed by Sony AI, the robot is fully autonomous, and uses a complex array of vision ...

A robot has become so good at playing table tennis that at times it defeated elite human players, in what has been hailed as "a longstanding milestone for AI".

BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon pitting humans against robots, smoking its competition on Sunday

Swiss scientists have published research showing AI-informed robots can learn how to self correct and teach other robots how to behave. It raises questions of consciousness in artificial intelligence.

Robots are moving out of factories and into homes, hospitals, and public spaces. Experts say living together is possible, but only if trust, safety, design, and clear social rules evolve as quickly as the technology.