Winner of Beijing robot half-marathon smashes human world record by 6 minutes

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The winner of a robot half-marathon held in Beijing on Sunday smashed the current human world record by more than six minutes in the latest display of the industry’s rapid development.
The humanoid device, known as Lightning, was developed by the Chinese smartphone and gadget company Honor, which only entered the sector last year.
Its finishing time of 50 minutes 26 seconds was far quicker than the current men’s world record of 57:20 held by the Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo and around 17 minutes...

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Robot shatters half-marathon record