A Chinese startup showcased its marathon-winning humanoid robot, Tiangong, to highlight its potential for diverse real-world applications. At the demonstration held in Beijing on May 16, the ...

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The first robot across the finish line, Tiangong Ultra – created by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center – finished the route in two hours and 40 minutes.

The winning robot was Tiangong Ultra, from the Beijing Innovation Center of Human Robotics, with a time of 2 hours and 40 minutes. The men’s winner of the race had a time of 1 hour and 2 minutes.

The "Tiangong Ultra" humanoid robot, built by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, made history on Saturday by winning the first-ever humanoid half-marathon, clocking in at 2 hours, 40 ...

Tiangong robot won the Beijing half marathon with a time of 2 hours 40 minutes – more than twice the time of the men's race winner. The robot is built by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation ...

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Beijing's Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon has been billed as the first half-marathon race between humans and robots; It took place on Saturday, April 19, with the winning robot Tiangong Ultra ...

A robot attends the Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon held in Beijing on April 19. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan What To Know. Teams fielded various machines to navigate the 21.1-kilometer course, with robots ...

Item 1 of 3 Humanoid robot "Tiangong" participates along with human runners in the E-Town Half Marathon & Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing, China April, 19 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang ...