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The Robot Sanctions Built: How Huawei’s Crisis Gave Rise to Honor’s Lightning

April 22, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Honor's Lightning Humanoid Robot Running Away

The robot named Lightning more than lived up to its name during the second Beijing Humanoid Robot Half Marathon.

When the World Stopped Laughing at China’s Humanoids

April 20, 2026 by Mike Kalil
Illustration: Xianxingzhe vs. Honor Lightning Humanoid Robots

At first, the world laughed at China’s humanoid robotics ambitions. Then the tone shifted as its engineers developed increasingly capable and humanlike machines.

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