A humanoid robot aptly named Lightning made history on the streets of Beijing over the weekend, beating the human half-marathon world record by several minutes.

A humanoid robot broke the half-marathon world record while competing against thousands of human runners.

Smartphone maker Honor's robot 'Lightning' lived up to its name and was crowned champion of the 2026 Beijing E‑Town Humanoid Robot Half‑Marathon, even breaking the men's world record of 57:20, held by...