China hosts world's first half-marathon race between humans and robots

Robots running the semi-marathon. This Saturday, April 19th took place a first of its kind: about twenty humanoid robots traveled the streets of Beijing. Organized in the "E-Town", a technology development area of the Chinese capital, the event, also attended by sportsmen in flesh and bone is the symbol of Chinese advances in new technologies.

Robots run a half marathon, slowly

It looks like humanoid robots have a long way to go before catching up with human runners. Beijing’s E-Town tech hub hosted what it described as the first

About 20 humanoid robots competed on Saturday alongside human racers. A way to test these machines, and to affirm Beijing's advances in new technologies.

China’s First Robot Marathon Runners Trip, Emit Smoke, Fall Apart

Some of China’s best humanoid robots took on the challenge of racing against human marathon runners on Saturday. One fell at the starting line. Another’s head fell off and rolled on the ground. And one collapsed and broke into pieces.

China pits robots against humans in half marathon

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.

Robots race humans in Beijing half-marathon

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