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Beijing’s Humanoid Robot Marathon

A humanoid robot sprints past the human half-marathon world record in Beijing race

BEIJING — A humanoid robot that won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing on Sunday ran faster than the human world record in a show of China's technological leaps.

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A non-human race: Beijing half-marathon shows how far robots have come

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Robot runner handily beats humans in half-marathon, setting new record

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Robot beats humans to break half marathon world record

A humanoid robot broke the half-marathon world record while competing against thousands of human runners.

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Humanoid robots race past humans in Beijing half-marathon, showing rapid advances

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Watch: Runners v robots at China half marathon

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Robot named Lightning blows past human runners to set half-marathon record in Beijing

Lightning — bright red and designed by Chinese smartphone brand Honor — slammed into a barricade and toppled down the stretch, but the robot helped itself back up with human assistance and propelled i...

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A robot runner just beat a half-marathon record

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Robot breaks world record for half-marathon despite spectacular crash into wall

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Do androids dream of domestic feats?

Experts generally agree that before humanoid robots can be widely deployed, they must first attend “vocational schools” to develop a functioning “brain”. Engineers describe humanoid robots as having three layers: a “brain” for perception and decision-making; a “cerebellum” for motion coordination; and a “body” equipped with motors and sensors.

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Humanoid robots in 2025 proved the future, then face-planted

Humanoid robots spent 2025 straddling a strange line between breakthrough and blooper reel. They poured lattes, posed in fashion campaigns and even stepped into kickboxing rings, only to trip, moonwalk into the floor and literally fall on their faces in ...

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How filming your chores could train the android butlers of the future

The dream of deploying humanoid robots in every home has created a new type of job. The only requirements are a head strap, a smartphone and a list of chores.

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OpenMind, Robostore launch academic training program for humanoid robots

OpenMind, the developer of an open artificial intelligence operating system for robotics, and RoboStore LLC, a distributor of advanced intelligent robotics platforms, announced the launch of an educational curriculum for humanoid robots. Only a few years ...