XPENG’s humanoid robot, Iron, is not your typical factory machine. Standing 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing 154 pounds, Iron combines advanced artificial intelligence with human-like movement ...

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 ...

Vulcan's capabilities stem from force-sensitive grippers and joint sensors that allow ... aiming to "flatten its hiring curve ...

UBTech Robotics' Walker S1 humanoid robots work at Chinese automaker Geely's Zeekr 5G smart factory in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, in March. CHINA DAILY In the sprawling assembly lines of Chinese ...

It looks like humanoid robots have a long way to go before catching up with human runners. Beijing’s E-Town tech hub hosted what it described as the world’s first humanoid half-marathon on ...

BEIJING, April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from China.org.cn on the world's first-ever half-marathon for both humanoid robots and human runners: At a half-marathon race, a 5.9-ft "giant ...

[新华社记者 黄宗治 摄] A Unitree G1 humanoid robot shows a handshake action at an exhibition hall of Unitree Robotics in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 23, 2025. The ...

Humanoid robots ran a half-marathon against humans for the first time on Saturday in Beijing. The race highlighted how far humanoid robots have advanced, and how far they still have to go.