Beijing’s Humanoid Robot Marathon
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Walker S2 is an adult-sized humanoid robot with legs, a torso, and arms. China is sending these robots to patrol their border with Vietnam.
Chinese startups are churning out more humanoid robots than their U.S. rivals, despite far lower valuations.
China once again staged a half-marathon for humanoid robots. It delivered a record — and plenty of chaos. A robot from Chinese smartphone and gadget maker Honor clocked 50 minutes and 26 seconds at the event in Beijing on Sunday,
A humanoid robot conducts late-night testing in Beijing on April 11, 2026, as it prepares for the upcoming half marathon event held in the city. Photo: VCG. As the capital city sh
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China shipped 13,000 humanoid robots in 2025, but most were bought by the government as showpieces
China’s humanoid robots were the talk of the internet after this year’s Spring Festival Gala, where dozens of them kicked, flipped, and danced their way through a four-hour state television broadcast watched by hundreds of millions of people.
China’s humanoid robot half marathon showed real gains in speed and autonomy, even if the race still revealed clear technical limits.
The Agibot G2 is the first humanoid robot to get a job alongside humans on a high-speed electronics production line, Agibot says.
In China, the world’s largest market, key trends include the convergence of application scenarios, deep integration of LLMs into general-purpose robots