Human Half-Marathon World Record Zapped by Humanoid Robot at the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half Marathon
A humanoid robot named Lightning beat the human half-marathon world record at the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half Marathon.
It’s Transvulcania week in the Canary Islands! David Sinclair and Blandine L’Hirondel won the Ultramarathon, Ruth Gitonga and Philemon Kiriago won the Half Marathon, and Joyce Njeru and Richard Omaya Atuya dominated the VK.
A humanoid robot named Lightning beat the human half-marathon world record at the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half Marathon.
Here are results from the 2025 Beijing humans versus robots half marathon. While humans may have won the race, robots won some hearts.
The 2025 Beijing E-Town Half Marathon, on April 13, will pit humanoid robots against humans in the first race of its kind.
