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

B.R.A.K.E.S. founder Doug Herbert created the program in memory of his sons, Jon and James. Local teens get behind the wheel at B.R.A.K.E.S. driver safety program Read full article: Local teens get ...

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 ...
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Robots beat human records at Beijing half-marathon

The winning runner at a Beijing half-marathon for humanoid robots finished the race today in 50 minutes and 26 seconds — significantly faster than the human world record of 57 minutes recently set ...
Scientific American

A robot ran a half marathon faster than a human. Here’s why folding laundry is still harder

Last Sunday, at the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon, a red humanoid robot of a type named Lightning finished the course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds—faster than the human world record. Its long legs ...