The Pentagon awarded a $24 million contract to test heavy-duty humanoid robots designed to breach enemy sites and strengthen U.S. military readiness.

There has been a lot of talk about a fully autonomous robot that broke a human world record during a half marathon in China. That is mostly true. It is

A world half-marathon record was broken at a race in China this weekend. But the winner wasn't an Olympian or even a competitive racer. It was a bright red humanoid robot. Nickname? Lightning. The autonomous robot was competing in a robot versus human half-marathon race in Beijing,

Humanoid robots outran the fastest human competitors while surpassing the human world record during a half-marathon event held in Beijing on April 19. The demonstration of fast-improving robotic speed and autonomy comes as China’s tech industry is rapidly scaling up mass production of humanoid robots to explore possible uses in the real world.

Chinese startups are churning out more humanoid robots than their U.S. rivals, despite far lower valuations.

The android won a race featuring robots and humans on Sunday in Beijing, achieving a technological milestone while finishing faster than any person in history.

In a world where robotics blurs the line between machine and intelligence, robot dogs are among the first machines to find applications across various domains. Initially, these robotic creatures were designed primarily for military and industrial applications.