Laundry Folding Robot

Beijing’s Humanoid Robot Marathon

A robot ran a half marathon faster than a human. Here’s why folding laundry is still harder

A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far humanoid robots have come—and how far they haven’t

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Humanoid robots speed past humans in Beijing half marathon

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Humanoid robot breaks half-marathon record

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What the Chinese robot that ran a half-marathon says about America

Over the weekend, a bright-red Chinese humanoid robot named “Lightning” finished a half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating all 12,000 human competitors.

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Robots best half-marathon world record in China

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After running and dancing, Chinese robot firms target household chores

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A Humanoid Robot Set a Half-Marathon Record in China

The star performer was a robot developed by the Chinese company Honor (the smartphone maker ), which finished the 13.1-mile race in 50 minutes, 26 seconds.

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Chinese Humanoid Robot ‘Lightning’ Outruns Humans, Sets New World Record

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A race in Beijing just showcased how fast a robot can run

Hackaday

Robots Are Folding Laundry, But They Suck At It

Robots are used in all sorts of industries on a wide variety of tasks. Typically, it’s because they’re far faster, more accurate, and more capable than we are. Expert humans could not compete with the consistent, speedy output of a robotic welder on an ...

LAist

The fastest ever laundry-folding robot is here. And it's likely still slower than you

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. We've all faced it at one time or another: the looming pile of clean, crumpled laundry ...

See why tech companies are paying people to do chores

Tech firms aim to trigger a robot revolution with video of humans doing housework. Gig workers are paid up to $25 an hour to film themselves doing various tasks.

AOL

CES 2026: Laundry-folding robots, singing candy, pet phones and bionic pandas debut at tech fest

CES, the annual shindig for techies in Las Vegas, has kicked off this week with the latest and greatest in robots, gadgets and toys coming in 2026. From laundry-folding robot butlers to fancy alarm clocks and lollipops that play music in your head, here ...

Futurism

Viral Video of Robot Arms Folding Laundry Confirmed to Be CGI

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Nothing captures the public imagination quite like an ...