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Robots can run a marathon and play ping pong. But will they ever achieve true sporting greatness?

A humanoid robot recently made headlines around the world for running a half-marathon and beating the human world record.
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Robot smashes human record in half-marathon – as another self-destructed

The era of us laughing at humanoids playing sport may now be behind us – for the most part – as a field of robots competing ...

In a race between humans and robots, machines take the victory in a sign of advancements

BEIJING — It was not even close as a bright red Chinese humanoid named “Lightning” lived up to its name in a half-marathon ...

A Humanoid Robot From China Beat The World's Half-Marathon Record

China's humanoid robot race got a lot more serious this year. The winning machine didn't just improve on last year — it ...

A robot runner just beat a half-marathon record

A world half-marathon record was broken at a race in China this weekend. But the winner wasn't an Olympian or even a ...

Could this robot race become the next Boston Marathon?

Just 15 runners lined up at the starting line for the first Boston Marathon in 1897. David Grilk hopes to get nearly that many robots to participate in a race he’s planning for Sunday, April 19, in ...