Unitree H1 fall and recovery
At the Beijing humanoid half-marathon a Unitree H1 falls to the ground. Marathon participants watch as it limps back into the race as another H1 passes behind it.
At the Beijing humanoid half-marathon a Unitree H1 falls to the ground. Marathon participants watch as it limps back into the race as another H1 passes behind it.
In a massive leap forward for physical artificial intelligence, a robotic system named "Ace" developed by Sony AI has successfully defeated elite human table tennis players under official competition rules. While AI has previously dominated digital strategy games like chess and Go, Ace represents a major breakthrough in real-world robotics by proving machines can now match the lightning-fast perception, complex spin calculation, and physical reflexes required to compete against human athletes.
On April 19, 2026, the 2nd Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon concluded. The champion, autonomous robot "Lightning", completed the 21.0975km course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds. This time surpasses the human men’s half-marathon world record (57:20) set by Jacob Kiplimo, marking a milestone in robotics.