5 Most Realistic Humanoid Robots in The World From iRobot to Stephen Spielberg's AI, humanoid robots are the stuff of science fiction. For almost a century, futurists and soothsayers have predicted the dawn of a new species: the robot.

BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon pitting humans against robots, smoking its competition on Sunday

A year after mishaps dominated the race, Chinese humanoids are outrunning professional half-marathon athletes.