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Turn on, Tune in, Drop Out
Timothy Leary, the infamous advocate of psychedelic drugs, was banned from speaking at the Seattle Opera House in 1967 by the ...
TechCrunch6d
Robots run a half-marathon, slowly
It looks like humanoid robots have a long way to go before catching up with human runners. Beijing’s E-Town tech hub hosted what it described as the world’s first humanoid half-marathon on ...
New York Post6d
Humanoid robots join runners for half-marathon — but some of the droids struggled to find their footing
Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile ...
People4d
Robots Compete Against Humans in First-of-Its-Kind Half-Marathon Race in China — See Who Won!
The winning robot finished the race in two hours and 40 minutes Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has previously been published by Just Jared, PopCrush ...
Wired6d
Stumbling and Overheating, Most Humanoid Robots Fail to Finish Half-Marathon in Beijing
About 12,000 human athletes ran in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Saturday, but most of the attention was on a group of other, more unconventional participants: 21 humanoid robots. The event ...
The Herald-Times4d
Soma Coffee House coming to The Kiln building in Bloomington Trades District
Come summer, coffee will be brewing inside a downtown Bloomington building that once housed fiery kilns that dried wood made into furniture at Bloomington’s historic Showers factory. Bob ...
Business Insider5d
Humanoid robots tripped and fell and took down a handler during a half-marathon in Beijing
Humanoid robots ran a half-marathon against humans for the first time on Saturday in Beijing. The race highlighted how far humanoid robots have advanced, and how far they still have to go.
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China’s humanoid robot half-marathon puts technology’s limits on public display
The world’s first half-marathon with humanoid robot participants in Beijing has offered a striking glimpse into the progress and challenges of the country’s robotics industry, as only six out ...
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China’s humanoid robot sector enters mass production with Unitree, AgiBot among pack
China’s humanoid robot manufacturers are charging full steam ahead to mass production, which a new report said would boost the total value of automata made on the mainland this year to about 4.5 ...
TechSpot5d
Humanoid robots struggle in first humans vs. robots half-marathon
What just happened? It appears that one thing humanoid robots still can't do better than their human counterparts is long-distance running. This fact was illustrated during a half-marathon in ...
Lifehacker5d
Which Is Better: The 3i S10 Ultra Robot Vacuum vs. the Roborock Saros 10R
The robot that surprised us by its exceptional efficiency. A mind-blowingly good vacuum that will suck almost anything off your floor. The mop is also great, but not perfect, but the headline for ...