2026 Humanoid Robot Half Marathon Kicks Off in Beijing Yizhuang

On April 19, 2026, the 2026 Humanoid Robot Half Marathon officially started in Beijing's Yizhuang district at 7:30 AM. Over 100 teams lined up at the starting line as the starting pistol fired, ready to complete the 21.0975-kilometer race. This year's event featured 100+ participating teams from 11 provinces across China, covering Beijing Yizhuang Innovation Center, Honor, Unitree, Sunan Dynamics, and other leading enterprises, as well as top universities and research institutions including Tsinghua, Peking University, and University of Science and Technology of China. The 'Lightning' robot from Honor Beijing's Qitian Daxisheng team crossed the finish line first with a net time of 50 minutes and 26 seconds, proving that robots can maintain stable output during nearly an hour of continuous high-load operation. Outside the race track, another critical test is underway. Over the past 12 months, the embodied AI sector has accumulated over 37.3 billion yuan in financing, with Galaxy General's single round of 2.5 billion yuan setting a record.