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A humanoid robot sprints past the human half-marathon world record in Beijing race

The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, completed the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, running faster than the human world record in a show of China's technological leaps.

A humanoid robot sprints past the human half-marathon world record in Beijing race
Image: NPR World

The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, completed the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, running faster than the human world record in a show of China's technological leaps.

(Image credit: Ng Han Guan)

Originally published at NPR World

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