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Beijing’s Humanoid Robot Marathon

Humanoid robots pass human runners in Beijing half-marathon showcase

On the morning of April 19, 2026, a bipedal humanoid robot built by Chinese tech company Honor crossed the finish line of a half-marathon in Beijing’s Economic-Technological Development Area, known as E-Town,

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

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Robot breaks half marathon record, human runners’ hearts

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Robots showcase advances in Beijing half-marathon

For the second year in a row, robotic runners challenged thousands of their human counterparts in the Chinese capital on Sunday, with the machines seizing the victory in the 21-kilometre race.

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

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Humanoid robot smashes human half-marathon world record in Beijing race

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Chinese humanoid robot beats human half-marathon world record

Mr Du said its robot design was modelled on outstanding human athletes, with long legs of about 95 cm, and was equipped with what he called a powerful liquid-cooling system which was largely developed...

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Humanoid Robot Wins Half-Marathon and Smashes Humans’ Record

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Humanoid robots show rapid advances as they race past humans in Beijing 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

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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

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,