--- title: Humanoid robots are now faster than the world’s best runners description: Chinese humanoid robots outpaced professional human runners at a Beijing half-marathon, with the winning robot from Honor finishing in 50 minutes 26 seconds —... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/humanoid-robots-are-now-faster-than-the-world-s-best-runners-c4eo3lmwv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Humanoid robots are now faster than the world’s best runners | daily.dev og:description: Chinese humanoid robots outpaced professional human runners at a Beijing half-marathon, with the winning robot from Honor finishing in 50 minutes 26 seconds —... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/humanoid-robots-are-now-faster-than-the-world-s-best-runners-c4eo3lmwv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/c4EO3lMWv.png og:image:alt: Humanoid robots are now faster than the world’s best runners og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Humanoid robots are now faster than the world’s best runners **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Chinese humanoid robots outpaced professional human runners at a Beijing half-marathon, with the winning robot from Honor finishing in 50 minutes 26 seconds — faster than the current human world record. Participation grew from 20 to over 100 teams, and nearly half the robots navigated the course autonomously. Despite the impressive physical performance, experts caution that commercial viability in industrial settings still requires advances in manual dexterity and real-world AI perception. China is heavily investing in humanoid robotics through subsidies and infrastructure to become a global leader in the sector. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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