Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile ...

About 12,000 human athletes ran in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Saturday, but most of the attention was on a group of other, more unconventional participants: 21 humanoid robots. The event ...

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Humanoid robots ran a half-marathon against humans for the first time on Saturday in Beijing. The race highlighted how far humanoid robots have advanced, and how far they still have to go.

A half marathon foot race in Beijing, China, saw thousands of humanoid robots of various sizes running right alongside their flesh-and-blood counterparts for an attempt to take the crown.

If the idea of robots taking on humans in a road race conjures dystopian images of android athletic supremacy, then fear not, for now at least. More than 20 two-legged robots competed in the world ...

Though most robots broke down early on, six managed to finish the race. Breaking News Intern Robots and humans alike competed in a half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, where 21 robots ran ...

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Humans raced against humanoid robots for the first time in a half-marathon in Beijing, China on Saturday. Even though humanoid robots have made appearances in marathons across China over the past year ...