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Humanoid robots show rapid advances as they race past humans in Beijing half marathon
Winning robot runs faster time than Jacob Kiplimo’s world record
TL;DR
- Robots competed in a half marathon in Beijing, with the winning robot finishing ahead of human runners.
- The winning robot, Lightning by Honor, completed the 13.1-mile race in 50min 26sec, beating the human world record.
- This year's race saw several robots faster than professional athletes, with nearly half navigating autonomously.
- Robots from Honor secured the top three positions, all self-navigated and achieving world record times.
- The development of these robots involves features like long legs mimicking top human runners and liquid cooling technology.