# Honor Built a Robot That Ran Faster Than Any Human. Its Faster Robot Lost. - Date: 2026-04-19 - Category: Robotics The Honor Lightning robot finished the Beijing half-marathon in 50:26, beating the human world record by seven minutes. But a remotely-controlled Honor Lightning crossed two minutes earlier — and lost. Only 40% of robots navigated autonomously. The rest had a human in the loop. ---