Sony’s AI robot Ace defeated top table tennis players in a milestone that could reshape the future of robotics and sports ...
China's humanoid robot race got a lot more serious this year. The winning machine didn't just improve on last year — it smashed the human record completely.
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A robot just beat 12,000 humans in a half-marathon. Here's what China is really doing.
In April 2026, a humanoid robot named Lightning finished a half-marathon in Beijing in just 50 minutes and 26 seconds — faster than every human in the race, and nearly 7 minutes ahead of the world ...
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Scientists Built a Robot That Can Beat Elite Human Players at Table Tennis
Sony AI's table tennis robot, Ace. (Sony AI) Table tennis is one of the most skill-intensive sports on the planet – and engineers have now built a robot capable of besting some of the world's top ...
Ace is the first robot that can match serves with some of the best pro players in the world, a new study shows.
The winner ran the half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds. Kevin Frayer / Stringer via Getty Images On April 19, thousands of athletes ran alongside more than 100 humanoid robots in the 2026 ...
Sony (SONY) has built a "ping pong robot" that uses agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to beat expert human players. Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley explains more.
Lightning, a bright red humanoid robot with a camera pack, races through the finish line, breaking the half-marathon record. - NBC News/YouTube A robotics competition on the outskirts of Beijing may ...
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