The feat occurred at an even in Beijing that pitted robots against human runners. The humanoid robotics market is on the rise and could reach 1 billion machines by 2050. A 5′ 5″ bipedal robot named Lightning just crushed the human world record time for running a half marathon,

A year after mishaps dominated the race, Chinese humanoids are outrunning professional half-marathon athletes.

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APAC Robotics China’s Robot Half Marathon Was More Than a Stunt . Beijing’s robot half marathon was part spectacle, part stress test, and a much better sign of humanoid progre

BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon pitting humans against robots, smoking its competition on Sunday