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Chris Hall

Honor used phone tech to build a record-breaking robot that runs faster than a human

Honor Lightning humanoid robot wins 2026 Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half-marathon.
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Honor's "Lightning" android won the 2026 robot half marathon, smashing the human world record for the same distance.

The robot is said to use the same cooling tech as Honor's smartphones.

Honor might be best known for its smartphones, but the company also has a keen interest in robotics, not only with the Robot Phone, but with actual androids – the latest of which just broke the half marathon record.

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