Last Saturday, 21 humanoid robots participated in the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing, China – racing alongside thousands of human runners over a 21km course. The robots came in varying shapes and ...

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.

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 ...

Robot winner is Tiangong Ultra from Beijing robotics centre The first robot to finish had a time of 2 hours 40 minutes, the first human took just over an hour A few robots wore running shoes, with one ...

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 ...

Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing today, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21km course. The robots from ...

Languages: English. Twenty-one humanoid robots competed alongside thousands of human runners in Beijing on Saturday in what organizers claim is the world's first bipedal robot half-marathon.

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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 ...

Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing on Saturday, joining thousands of their flesh-and-blood counterparts in a world-first half-marathon showcasing ...

Beijing (AFP) – Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing early on Saturday, joining thousands of their flesh-and-blood counterparts in a world-first half ...

Over the past year, humanoid robots have appeared at marathons in China but not raced. This is the first time they have raced alongside humans. Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of ...