China Robot’s 50-Minute Half Marathon Shows Pace of AI Progress
On Sunday morning in a Beijing suburb, a red, humanoid robot completed a half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds — about seven minutes faster than the men’s world record.
- A humanoid robot broke the human world record for a half marathon by seven minutes NBC News —
- A Humanoid Robot Set a Half-Marathon Record in China Wired —
- Humanoid robot in China beats the human half-marathon world record AP News —
- Humanoid ‘Lightning’ robot smashes the half-marathon record The Verge —
- Video shows humanoid robot setting record in half-marathon in Beijing CBS News —