Saturday, April 18, 2026

Over 300 humanoid robots will race a half-marathon in Beijing

Good news! I hope these robots will be well lubricated with machine oil! 😊

More than 70 teams are said to participate in this race.

This is the second such race in Beijing.

"Over 100 humanoid robots will race a half-marathon in Beijing on Sunday, as teams test endurance, autonomy, and reliability under real-world conditions. "

"Summary
  • More than 300 humanoid robots to take part in 21 km event
  • The robots will face more challenging terrain in test of their technical advances
  • Nearly 40% of robots expected to navigate the course autonomously
  • In the 2025 race, every robot was remotely controlled
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China dominates global humanoid robot installations, accounting for more than 80% of the 16,000 units installed worldwide in 2025, according to Counterpoint Research.
The top U.S. vendor, Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab, only accounted for 5% of global humanoid installations, the ‌report said. ..."

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