Chinese Robot That Set Half-Marathon World Record Gets Major Asterisk Based On (Lack Of) Full Autonomy

There has been a lot of talk about a fully autonomous robot that broke a human world record during a half marathon in China.

China's robot half-marathon came with plenty of chaos — and one broken record

A robot in China outran the human half-marathon record, though tumbles and chaos stole part of the spotlight.

Robot named Lightning blows past human runners to set half-marathon record in Beijing

Lightning, one of more than 100 robots running the Beijing E-Town, avoided a serious mishap and crossed the finish line in a ...

Robot vs. human. Watch robot beat elite players in ping pong

Sony’s AI robot Ace defeated top table tennis players in a milestone that could reshape the future of robotics and sports ...
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Humanoid robots guided by AI set to compete in first 3-on-3 soccer game

An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows Humanoid robots line up on the field before kickoff during a fully autonomous soccer match in Beijing, Image 2 shows Robot players in red and blue ...
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Meet the humanoid robot that just set a new world walking record

One robot just walked its way into history. Chinese robotics company AgiBot has set a new world record for the longest distance walked by a humanoid robot with their bipedal automaton named A2, per ...