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

A race in Beijing just showcased how fast a robot can run

The feat occurred at an even in Beijing that pitted robots against human runners. The humanoid robotics market is on the rise and could reach 1 billion machines by 2050. A 5′ 5″ bipedal robot named Lightning just crushed the human world record time for running a half marathon,

Robot Runner Crashes And Burns Before Even Starting Race

The machine kicked and flailed about, but it would take a team of humans and a stretcher to get it off the course

Robot trips and explodes in hilarious fall at start of Beijing marathon

This is the shocking moment a marathon-running robot smashed into pieces after tripping – before being dramatically carried away on a stretcher by a medical crew.

Hilarious moment marathon-running robot shatters after tripping as bungling medical team rush over with STRETCHER

THIS is the shocking moment a marathon-running robot smashed into pieces after tripping – before being dramatically carried away on a stretcher by a medical crew. The mechanical runner

Humanoid robot runs at 10 m/s, getting surprisingly close to Usain Bolt’s pace

Chinese robotics company Unitree recently showed off its H1 humanoid robot running at around 10 metres per second. In one test, the robot even clocked 10.1 m/s on a speed-measuring device, although the company noted there could be a small margin of error.

The growing fascination with humanoid robots that can run

Robots running is our new obsession, and it still proves nothing