Chinese robot smashes human world record in half-marathon: ‘Just whooshed right past me’
A Chinese robot named Lightning set a new half-marathon record, completing the 13-mile course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record. The robot was developed by Honor, a Chinese smartphone company, and competed alongside 12,000 human runners in Beijing.
A robot developed by Chinese smartphone company Honor has set a new half-marathon record, completing the 13-mile course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds. This time beats the human world record of 57 minutes set by Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo last month. The robot, named Lightning, competed in the Beijing half-marathon alongside 12,000 human runners and dozens of other robots. The event marked the second year that humanoid runners have participated, with significantly improved performance this year. While some robots malfunctioned and fell, Lightning's time was a notable achievement. The fastest human finisher, Zhao Haijie, took one hour, 7 minutes, and 47 seconds, saying the robot 'just whooshed right past me'.
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