On Sunday morning in a Beijing suburb, a red, humanoid robot completed a half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds — about seven minutes faster than the men’s world record.

A humanoid robot about the size of a primary school student had something to share in Hong Kong — it sang songs and spoke to people in Mandarin and English, answering whatever questions they posed and delighting the audience around it.

New AI platform enables robots to learn and replicate real human movement, powering next-gen humanoid systems, robotics, and physical AI applications. As the global race toward humanoid robotics and physical AI systems accelerates, one of the largest ...

Rapid growth in 'embodied intelligence' is beginning to translate into real orders as Chinese robotics firms scale production Shares of Hong Kong-listed UBTech jumped after the robotics firm reported a surge in 2025 revenue,