Humanoid robots show rapid advances as they race past humans in Beijing half-marathon

<ul><li><p>Winning robot records faster time than Jacob Kiplimo’s world record </p></li><li><p>More than 100 robots run in parallel tracks to avoid collisions with humans</p></li></ul><p>Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism as they whizzed past human runners in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, having lagged far behind a year earlier.</p><p>The race’s inaugural edition last year was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/19/china-pits-humanoid-robots-against-humans-in-half-marathon-for-first-time">riddled with mishaps</a>, as many robots struggled to get off the starting line, and most were unable to finish.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/19/humanoid-robots-race-beijing-half-marathon">Continue reading...</a>