BEIJING — In one small step for robot-kind — thousands of them, really — humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital on Saturday.

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The event, the Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half Marathon, was held alongside a more traditional half marathon; in other words, one where humans competed.

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Beijing — In one small step for robot-kind — thousands of them, really — humanoid robots ran alongside actual humans in a half-marathon in the Chinese capital on Saturday. The bipedal robots ...

Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing early on Saturday, joining thousands of their flesh-and-blood counterparts in a world-first half marathon ...

Twenty-one humanoid robots competed in the half-marathon in Beijing. VCG/VCG via Getty Images Noetix Robotics showed off the N2, an over 40-pound humanoid robot about 3 feet tall.

More than 20 two-legged robots competed in the world's first humanoid half-marathon in China on Saturday, and - though technologically impressive - they were far from outrunning their human ...

A robot from DroidUp walks to the award ceremony after winning the second runner up position in the Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon held in Beijing on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ...