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A robot starts off for the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Half Marathon on the outskirts of Beijing on Sunday.

Video. This Chinese robot just beat the human half-marathon world record

Updated: 20/04/2026 - 11:58 GMT+2

The winning robot ran the half marathon nearly seven minutes faster than the current human record set by Jacob Kiplimo.

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