But on Sunday, an android outpaced the entire field to run a half-marathon faster than even the quickest human.

A humanoid robot developed by Honor has captured global attention after winning a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing, posting a time that surpasses the human world record for the distance.

The winning robot, developed by Honor, a well-known Chinese smartphone maker, finished the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, several minutes faster than the world record set by Jacob Kiplimo last ⁠mo...