Chinese Robot That Set Half-Marathon World Record Gets Major Asterisk Based On (Lack Of) Full Autonomy

There has been a lot of talk about a fully autonomous robot that broke a human world record during a half marathon in China.

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

Lightning, one of more than 100 robots running the Beijing E-Town, avoided a serious mishap and crossed the finish line in a ...

China's robot half-marathon came with plenty of chaos — and one broken record

A robot in China outran the human half-marathon record, though tumbles and chaos stole part of the spotlight.
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100+ Humanoid Robots Set to Race in Beijing’s Half-Marathon

The city has completed a full-scale test of its humanoid robot half-marathon, with more than 70 teams participating ahead of ...
Government Technology

Can a robot beat a human in a half-marathon?

Humanoid robots are getting better and better at doing human things. Their latest achievement? Running a half-marathon faster ...
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Meet the humanoid robot that just set a new world walking record

One robot just walked its way into history. Chinese robotics company AgiBot has set a new world record for the longest distance walked by a humanoid robot with their bipedal automaton named A2, per ...