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Robot breaks world record for half-marathon

Chinese Robot That Set Half-Marathon World Record Gets Major Asterisk Based On (Lack Of) Full Autonomy

There has been a lot of talk about a fully autonomous robot that broke a human world record during a half marathon in China.

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

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

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Humanoid robot ‘Lightning’ beats human half-marathon record in Beijing

A humanoid robot finished the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half-Marathon more than 7 minutes faster than the human world record.

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Humanoid Robot Wins Half-Marathon and Smashes Humans’ Record

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Humanoid robot wins Beijing half-marathon, posts time faster than human world record

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China News | In A First, Chinese Humanoid Robots Outrun Humans In Beijing Half-Marathon

The event featured a "human-robot joint run" where over 100 humanoid robots raced alongside roughly 12,000 human runners on the same 21.1 km course, separated by barriers for safety.

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Humanoid robots outpace humans in Beijing half-marathon

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Robot beats humans to break half marathon world record

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.

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China’s humanoid robot rallies tennis in real time with 90.9% returns

A humanoid robot standing approximately 127 cm (about 4 ft 2 in) tall and built in China can now rally a tennis ball back and forth with a human partner, returning forehand shots at a 90.90% success rate during controlled real-world tests.

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Robot umpires are coming to MLB. Here’s how they work

NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues this year. The Automated Ball/Strike System will be introduced in the form of a challenge system in which the human umpire makes each call, which can be appealed to the computer. Robot umpires ...