BEIJING: The world's first humanoid robot half marathon was held in Beijing on Saturday, with the robot Tiangong Ultra crossing the finish line in a little over 2 hours and 40 minutes, reported German news agency dpa.
Despite giving it all its circuits could handle, Tiangong Ultra was left in the dust by the fastest human finisher, who crossed the line in a brisk 1:11.07.
About 20 bipedal robots joined more than 10,000 humans in the 21 kilometre race.
Barriers separated the robots' running track from their human competitors.
