In Beijing, humanoid robots competed in a half-marathon alongside humans. Twenty-one robots from Chinese firms participated. Tiangong Ultra won the 21-kilometer race in 2 hours and 40 minutes.

In a spectacle that combined elements of science fiction and athletics, China held its first-ever humanoid robot half-marathon over the weekend, pitting machines against more than 12,000 human ...

Beijing hosted what’s being called the world’s first humanoid half-marathon—a footrace that pitted human runners against human-like robots. While technologically impressive, the outcome of ...

They all required human handlers. More than 12,000 people and 21 humanoid robots gathered in Beijing on Saturday morning to compete in a half-marathon. Yes, robots. Machine battled muscle across ...

21 robots from 20 teams, including Chinese robotics companies and local university student groups, and 12,000 human runners took on the 21.0975km half marathon. Many videos have been posted on ...

the half-marathon showed that it could be years before the machines can replicate simple human motion. Tien Kung – a 180cm, 55kg robot developed by Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre ...

Your next half-marathon could be getting some robotic flair. Humanoid robots ran beside real humans during a 13.1-mile race in China this past Saturday in a world first. 21 high-tech machines joined ...

Your next half-marathon ... Humanoid robots ran beside real humans during a 13.1-mile race in China this past Saturday in a world first. 21 high-tech machines joined about 12,000 human racers ...