The assignment was for the half marathon event involving humanoid robots.

A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and sometimes defeating them, according to a new study that shows how advances in...

In a new study, a robot built by Japanese electronics giant Sony has beaten professional players.

The robot, which also has eight joints that direct its movements, learned how to play the sport using the AI method known as reinforcement learning.