The robots ran with the help of human navigators, engineers and operators. KVUE-TV Austin. Robots run half marathon in China. Posted: April 23, 2025 | Last updated: April 23, 2025.

Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing early on Saturday, joining thousands of their flesh-and-blood counterparts in a world-first half marathon ...

Robots and humans competed against each other in a first-of-its-kind half-marathon that took place in China on April 19. The fastest robot finished the race in two hours and 40 minutes and lost to ...

The world's first humans vs. robot half-marathon in China saw 21 humanoid machines running alongside their operators in the 13-mile race, in which more than 12,000 people took part ...

On Saturday, the world’s first half-marathon for humanoid robots took place in Beijing. The event, blending technology and sports, attracted 20 participating teams from Chinese universities, ...

Humanoid robots ran a half-marathon against humans for the first time on Saturday in Beijing. It wasn't as impressive as you might think.

In one small step for robot-kind — thousands of them, really — humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital on Saturday. Skip to content.

A robot attends the Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon held in Beijing on April 19. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan What To Know. Teams fielded various machines to navigate the 21.1-kilometer course, with robots ...

Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing early yesterday, joining thousands of their flesh-and-blood counterparts in a world-first half ...

BEIJING (AP) — In one small step for robot-kind — thousands of them, really — humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital on Saturday. The bipedal ...

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 world’s first humanoid half-marathon on ...