Earlier this week, he Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon featured over 100 robots competing against 12,000 human athletes.

The standout performer was a self-navigating android named Lightning, won the race with a time of 50 minutes and 26 seconds, significantly surpassing the previous human half-marathon record of 57 minutes and 20 seconds, and outpacing the fastest human runner by nearly 17 minutes.

The event featured two separate tracks: one for autonomous robots and one for remote-controlled machines, with judges favoring autonomous competitors in the results

Beijing officials regarded the marathon as a turning point for the robotics industry, suggesting it reflects a move towards more practical, large-scale applications of humanoid robots beyond experimental settings.

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