Robot smashes human record in half-marathon – as another self-destructed

Robot smashes human record in half-marathon – as another self-destructed

There was no stopping Lightning – nor the Honor team, which took the top three spots with its humanoid models

The era of us laughing at humanoids playing sport may now be behind us – for the most part – as a field of robots competing in a half marathon in Beijing demonstrated how frighteningly fast the technology has developed in just 12 months. Even if one model had a day to forget, smashing into pieces after tripping at the starting line, the record-setting winner is a sign of things to come.

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Category: AI and Humanoids, Technology

Tags: Future Robot, Honor, Humanoid, Autonomous, Beijing, Sport, Robotic construction, China