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How the Honor Lightning robot beat the human half-marathon record

On April 19, 2026, the Honor Lightning humanoid robot ran a half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record by 7 minutes and the best robot time from 2025 by almost two hours. The article explores the engineering breakthroughs—including energy-efficient hardware and adaptive gait control—that enabled this leap in performance.

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Jun 17, 12:19 PM
How the Honor Lightning robot beat the human half-marathon record — AIBriefs