Robots race humans in world's first half-marathon

Robots race humans in world's first half-marathon

Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing this weekend, joining thousands of their flesh-and-blood counterparts in a...

Humanoid robots run Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors

BEIJING -- 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.

No sweat: Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors

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.

No sweat: Humanoid robots run Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood runners

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

Stumbling and Overheating, Most Humanoid Robots Fail to Finish Half Marathon in Beijing

Only four of the 21 robots in the race crossed the finish line, highlighting just how far humanoids are from keeping up with their real human counterparts.

Humanoid robots join runners for half-marathon — but some of the droids struggled to find their footing

Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile) course.