{"id":336061,"date":"2026-04-19T15:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/humanoid-robots-race-past-humans-in-beijing-half-marathon\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T15:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:00:24","slug":"humanoid-robots-race-past-humans-in-beijing-half-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/humanoid-robots-race-past-humans-in-beijing-half-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanoid robots race past humans in Beijing half-marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/oLdVcsttB_A\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Humanoid robots race past humans in Beijing half-marathon\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oLdVcsttB_A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism as they whizzed past human runners in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Sunday. The robots and humans ran in parallel tracks to avoid collisions. The winning robot, developed by Honor, a well-known Chinese smartphone maker, finished the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, several minutes faster than the world record set by Jacob Kiplimo last month in Lisbon, though the humanoid had to be helped back up just metres from the finish line after crashing into the railing<br \/>\n Humanoid robots show rapid advances as they race past humans in Beijing half-marathon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism as they whizzed past human runners in a half-marathon race in Beijing on Sunday. The robots and humans ran in parallel tracks to avoid collisions. 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