Scientific American

A robot ran a half marathon faster than a human. Here’s why folding laundry is still harder

A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far ...

Humanoid robot beats human half-marathon world record in Beijing

Some robots ran the Beijing half-marathon autonomously, while others were controlled remotely, all competing on a parallel ...

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

Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism and autonomous navigation skills as they ...

Robots beat human records at Beijing half-marathon

The winning time is a massive improvement over last year’s race, when the fastest robot finished in two hours and 40 minutes.
ExtremeTech

'Lightning' the Humanoid Robot Beats Human Record at Beijing Half-Marathon

The day has arrived when a humanoid robot can beat human runners at a long-distance race. At a marathon in China over the ...

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

Lightning, one of more than 100 robots running the Beijing E-Town, avoided a serious mishap and crossed the finish line in a ...

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

A humanoid robot that won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing on Sunday ran faster than the human world record in a ...

A humanoid robot just ran a half-marathon faster than any human.

It finished the 21.1-mile race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds. The world record was set just a month ago by Jacob Kiplimo, at 57 minutes and 20 seconds. More impressively, when this race was held last ...