Beijing hosted what’s being called the world’s first humanoid half-marathon—a footrace that pitted human runners against human-like robots. While technologically impressive, the outcome of the event ...

The robots were pitted against 12,000 human contestants, running side by side with them in a fenced-off lane. After setting off from a country park, participating robots had to overcome slight ...

Also: AI humanoid robots step closer - thanks to new $350 million investment Some wore running shoes for the 13-mile trek, some ran on their bare feet. Some had eerily human-looking heads ...

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 ...

“Running is a very basic ability of human beings,” said Tang Jian, chief technology officer of the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, as quoted by The Wall Street Journal. “Since we ...