Chinese robots apparently have been training.
After performing well behind their human rivals only a year ago, an android smoked the entire field on Sunday in a Beijing half marathon and ran faster than any human in history.
Lightning, a robot developed by Honor, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, finished the 21-kilometer run in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record by more than six minutes.
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Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo this year set the human record at 57 minutes and 20 seconds.
Using swinging forearms for balance, the bright-red humanoid Lightning, which stands five and a half feet tall, looked like it could run another 13 miles as it showed no signs of slowing down when it blazed across the finish line.
The robots are slated for more than just fun and games.
According to CNN:
The remarkable feat represents a big
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