Humanoid robots race runners at Beijing half marathon
NBC News·2026-04-19 22:30
At a half marathon pitting Chinese humanoid robots beside real life runners, it was the machines making huge strides. The winner called Lightning finishing the 13 miles in just 50 minutes 26 seconds, breaking the human world record by nearly 7 minutes, built by smartphone maker Honor, which swept the top three spots with their bots. >> Yeah, I'm really excited.It was a technological leap from last year's race. This year, nearly half of the robots that are running are autonomous, meaning they're literally ru ...