Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Humanoid robots from China showed off the progress they’ve made at a Beijing half-marathon, racing past human competitors just a year after most machines struggled to even start the race.

More than 100 robots took part this year, with several outpacing professional athletes and underscoring China’s rapid advances in robotics.

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