Last year at the Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon in Beijing the winning robot stumbled across the finish line in 2 hours and 40 minutes; much slower than a human. This past week, a C

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

The android won a race featuring robots and humans on Sunday in Beijing, achieving a technological milestone while finishing faster than any person in history.

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.

The Columbus, Ohio-based Path Robotics is building welding machines that can hop around a construction site or shipyard—without any human help.

Mercedes-Benz has partnered with robotics firm Apptronik to explore using humanoid robots in its manufacturing plants. A Mercedes-Benz executive believes the current technology is too slow and lacks the flexibility required for vehicle production.

Chinese startups are churning out more humanoid robots than their U.S. rivals, despite far lower valuations.

The latest boom in robotics represents a revolution in the way machines have learned to interact with the world.

Idealworks spun out of BMW Group in Munich, and the Greenville location puts it in the middle of some of the most advanced manufacturing in the U.S.

Ukraine’s military is increasingly using robots to replace human soldiers, even in combat assault missions, helping to counter Russia’s manpower advantage.