Robot Beats Human Half-Marathon Record in Beijing

A Humanoid Robot Just Beat the Human World Record for the Fastest Half-Marathon During a Race in China

A self-navigating robot called Lightning, developed by Chinese electronics company Honor, won the 13.1-mile race. Its results and others mark significant advancements since last year's inaugural event, where only 6 of the 21 androids reached the finish line

Robot Beats Human Record at Half Marathon

The winner was a robot named Lightning, who completed the 13-mile marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds.

A humanoid robot beat the human half-marathon record at a Beijing race. But what did it actually prove?

A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far humanoid robots have come—and how far they haven’t

Chinese robot completes half-marathon in 50 minutes, setting new world record

The race to develop high-functioning humanoid robots seems to have accelerated, literally.  A robot in China has achieved a world record for completing a half-marathon, with a time that beat the human world record.  The winning humanoid robot from Chinese smartphone maker Honor finished the 13-mile course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, according to the Global Times.  The human record is currently 57 minutes and 20 seconds, set by Ugandan runner J…

Watching Robots Run a Half-Marathon Is Kind of Hilarious (One of Them Is Freakishly Fast Though)

A humanoid robot winning a half-marathon sounds like a milestone until you remember what robots are for. In Beijing’s recent humanoid robot half-marathon, a machine named “Lightning,” built by smartphone maker Honor, clocked 50 minutes and 26 seconds over 13.1 miles. It comfortably beat the human world record of 57:20. Another version, remotely controlled, posted an even faster time before immediately crashing into a barrier at the finish line, …

A robot just won a half-marathon in Beijing, China, shattering human world record · American Wire News

In a sign of the times, a robot just won a half-marathon in Beijing, China, shattering a record along the way. A humanoid machine proved that human athletes can’t keep up after finishing a 13.1-mile race in just 50 minutes and 26 seconds. For reference, Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo completed that same distance in 57 minutes and 20 seconds, which is already an outstanding feat. The bot, named Lightning, raced alongside more than 100 other machine…