BEIJING, April 19 -- A humanoid robot named "Flash", developed by Shenzhen Honor Smart Technology Development Co., Ltd., won the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half-Marathon on Sunday, completing the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds using fully autonomous navigation.

Its performance surpassed the human half-marathon world record of 57 minutes and 20 seconds.

The current human record was set last month by Uganda's long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo at the Lisbon Half Marathon in Portugal.

This year's race marked a significant advancement from the inaugural 2025 edition, when the robot Tiangong Ultra finished in 2 hours, 40 minutes, and 42 seconds, and only six of 20 teams completed the full 21.0975-kilometer course.

In the 2026 edition, more tha...