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

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Chinese Humanoid Robot ‘Lightning’ Outruns Humans, Sets New World Record

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This Humans vs. Robots Half-Marathon Didn’t Go Well… For Humans

Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism and autonomous navigation skills as they whizzed past human runners in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, hig...

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Beijing's robot half-marathon is back for its second year with far less embarassing results

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Humanoid robot runs half marathon race in Beijing faster than human world record

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Watch: Runners v robots at China half marathon

The winning robot, Lightning, was developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor and finished the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, according to race organisers.

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Humanoid robot wins half-marathon in China, beats world record

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Robot breaks half-marathon record in Beijing

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In a race between humans and robots, machines take the victory in a sign of advancements

BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon pitting humans against robots, smoking its competition on Sunday

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Robots are the future of manufacturing. What happens to human workers?

Companies from around the world traveled to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month to show off their latest tech. But one category always catches everyone's eye: robots. Ever since Karel Čapek introduced the word "robot" in his 1920 play "R ...

The Breakthrough That Could Change How Robots Learn

The vision of robots as true partners in our daily work has remained just that—a vision. While we've seen an explosion of humanoid and semi-humanoid designs recently, these new platforms face a fundamental,

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The human work behind humanoid robots is being hidden

AI’s concealed labor has repeatedly led us to overestimate the technology. Humanoid robots are entering a similar phase. This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here