A humanoid robot named Flash smashed the human-held world record during recent a half-marathon race held in Beijing. Both humans and robots ran side by side in the event, separated for safety reasons.
The winning robot ran over 13 miles in just 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world-record holder Jacob Kiplimo by nearly seven minutes, with an average speed of less than four minutes per mile.
One of Honor’s robots crosses the finish line at the Beijing E-Town Half-Marathon.
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This is a major improvement from last year’s humanoid half-marathon, where the winning robot took nearly three hours to run the same distance.
The winning robot (as well as the second and third place humanoids) were made by Chinese smartphone manufacturer Honor, which has made a significant pivot into robotics this year, showing off a robot phone and humanoid robot at this year’s Mobile
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