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Robot wins Beijing half-marathon

Robot wins Beijing half-marathon

The winning robot, named 'Lightning', completed the 21-kilometer course in just 50 minutes and 26 seconds, shattering the previous records for both robots and humans.

Over 100 humanoid robots participated in the race, with several outperforming professional human athletes.

This demonstration of athletic prowess highlights the intensifying technological competition between China and the United States in the field of artificial intelligence.

Spectators described the sight of robots whizzing past human runners as both awe-inspiring and slightly unsettling.

Beijing
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