On April 19, HONOR’s humanoid robot Lightning won the first place at the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half-Marathon with a net time of 50 minutes and 26 seconds, setting a new benchmark for robot competitors and beating the men’s half-marathon world record of 57 minutes and 20 seconds created by Uganda’s runner Jacob Kiplimo at the Lisbon Half-Marathon in Portugal last month. HONOR also swept the top six places in the humanoid race.
