Lightning at 2026 Beijing half-marathon
Honor Lightning
Honor Lightning is a running biped humanoid robot made by Honor (China), announced 19 Apr 2026. No price was published on the vendor channels checked on 3 Nov 2026. It has been demonstrated (independent media, news.cgtn.com, 19 Apr 2026); no pilot or delivery is documented. The specifications below are reported figures from announcements and the press, each linked to its source.
Compiled from Honor announcements and press reports. Honor has not published a full specification sheet, so figures marked reported come from the press and may change. Details
Checked on honor.com
Prices and availability are collected from vendor pages and public sources on the date shown; they change without notice. Verify with the vendor before purchase. Details
Status: from claim to delivery
- Claimed
- Demonstrated
- Piloting
- Shipped
Each level needs its own evidence; a pre-order or an announcement never counts as shipped. What each level requires.
| Date | Level | Evidence | Source / checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2026 | Demonstrated | “The remotely controlled robot, "Lightning," from Honor, which was also the first robot to set off, crossed the finish line first in 48 minutes and 19 seconds.”Independent media | 3 Nov 2026 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Claimed | “半马成绩 50 分 26 秒,打破人类半马世界纪录”Vendor page | honor.comVendor 3 Nov 2026 |
Maker
Honor
- Country
- China
- Headquarters
- Shenzhenwikidata.orgRegistry20 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2013honor.comVendor20 Oct 2026
- Humanoids here
- 1 model
Honor Lightning is the only Honor humanoid in the database as of this build.
Specifications
| Spec | Value | Source / checked |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 1.69 mLightning at 2026 Beijing half-marathon | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Max speed | 14.5 m/sLightning (闪电) | honor.comVendor 3 Nov 2026 |
| Weight | Not publishedno figure on the vendor page | honor.comVendor 3 Nov 2026 |
| Degrees of freedom | Not publishedno figure on the vendor page | honor.comVendor 3 Nov 2026 |
| Payload | Not publishedno figure on the vendor page | honor.comVendor 3 Nov 2026 |
| Battery runtime | Not publishedno figure on the vendor page | honor.comVendor 3 Nov 2026 |
| Walking speed | Not publishedno figure on the vendor page | honor.comVendor 3 Nov 2026 |
Values are the figures the source publishes, per configuration; configurations are never averaged. Units as published.
Price and where to buy
| Channel | Configuration | Price | Status | Source / checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor channels | — | Not publishedchecked on honor.com | No published price | honor.comVendor 3 Nov 2026 |
Links go to the maker's own store or product page only.
Prices and availability are collected from vendor pages and public sources on the date shown; they change without notice. Verify with the vendor before purchase. Details
Compare with similar robots
| Model | Height, cm | Weight, kg | DoF | Price | Availability | Evidence | Price source / checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honor Lightningthis page | 169 | — | — | Not published | No published price | Demonstrated | honor.comVendor 3 Nov 2026 |
| PNDbotics Adam | 167 | 60 / 61 / 62 / 63 | 25 / 29 / 41 / 43 | Not published | No published price | Demonstrated | pndbotics.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Yue Quan Bionics X-Bot | 167 | 60 | 51 | Not published | No published price | Demonstrated | yqbionics.comVendor 21 Oct 2026 |
| LimX Oli | 165 | 55 | 31 / 33 | Not published | No published price | Demonstrated | shop.limxdynamics.comVendor 29 Oct 2026 |
| UBTECH Walker Tienkung | 173 | 64 / 68 / 75 | 20 / 21 / 42 | Not published | No published price | Demonstrated | ubtrobot.comVendor 21 Oct 2026 |
Height, weight and degrees of freedom are published figures; each card lists them by configuration with sources. All humanoid robots.
Sources and checks
5 sources back the facts on this card. Each was opened on the date shown. Elsewhere on the card a fact checked on 3 Nov 2026, the build date, carries only the dot; an older check date is printed in full.
| Used for | Source / checked |
|---|---|
| Official page · Price · Price channel checked · Status evidence · Specs: max speed | |
| Announcement · Status evidence | |
| Price channel checked | |
| Price channel checked | |
| Specs: height |
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