In a race between humans and robots, machines take the victory in a sign of advancements

BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon ...

This humanoid robot can almost run as fast as a human sprinter

The demonstration centers on a controlled track test in which the robot passes a speed-measurement device at peak velocity.

Unitree's humanoid H1 robot reaches 10.1 m/s in the 100m sprint

Unitree's H1 robot can run at a maximum speed of 10.1 m/s. This is a peak value for humanoid robots. Unitree conducted the ...
Times Union

Robots at center of China's strategy to leapfrog rivals

In this Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 photo, Chinese college students remove the cover from the Ares, a humanoid bipedal robot designed by them with fundings from a Shanghai investment company, displayed ...

X-Humanoid's Embodied Tien Kung 3.0 Wins Beijing Robot Warrior Challenge with Fully Autonomous Run

On April 18, the inaugural Beijing Yizhuang Robot Warrior Challenge concluded. Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics ...
Time

MIT’s Human-Size Robot Unboxing Puts All Other Unboxings to Shame

Ah, the tried-and-true unboxing. It’s a staple of tech blogging – perhaps not quite as popular as it once was, but still popular nonetheless. If you’ve never witnessed an unboxing, it’s pretty much ...
Ars Technica

Why iRobot’s founder won’t go within 10 feet of today’s walking robots

The most common argument is "humanoid robots can slot right into existing human jobs, which are designed to accommodate the human body." The fact that physical jobs are currently designed around the ...