A humanoid robot has set a new world record for the half-marathon in Beijing, marking a major escalation in the capabilities of artificial intelligence and robotics.
The robot, developed by Chinese firm Honor, completed the 21-kilometer race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds.
That is well ahead of the human world record of roughly 57 minutes, set earlier this year by Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo.
A humanoid robot won a half-marathon in Beijing in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, finishing faster than Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo’s world record.
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The race was part of a robot competition held alongside a human event.
Around 40 percent of the machines ran autonomously, while others were remotely controlled.
This Chinese humanoid robot just shattered the world record for a half marathon, finishing in 50 min 26 sec.
This video shows its crash just meters before the finish line where it had to be picked up by a team of humans. The robot is from Honor, the smartphone maker and Huawei…pic.twitter.com/HflDC0rInX
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Source: The Gateway Pundit
