2026 Beijing Humanoid Robot Half Marathon Concludes: Honor's 'Lightning' Robot Wins and Surpasses Human Half Marathon Record

2026 Beijing Humanoid Robot Half Marathon concluded. Honor's 'Lightning' robot won the championship with a net time of 50 minutes and 26 seconds, surpassing the human half marathon world record (56 minutes and 42 seconds) and making a qualitative leap from the 2025 champion Tiangong Ultra's 2 hours and 40 minutes.

The 'Lightning' robot adopts a mecha streamline design, equipped with a high-power liquid pump to solve motor heating issues, and is supported by high-torque joints and high-energy density batteries for the full race. The event attracted over 100 teams, with the track integrating more than 10 terrain types like flat ground and ramps, testing the robot's dynamic balance and path planning capabilities.

The event promoted the development of autonomous navigation technology, with autonomous teams accounting for 38% of participants. Behind the data are collective breakthroughs in core technologies such as joint torque and battery energy density, accelerating the robot's transition from the laboratory to industrial scenarios.