Humanoid robots show rapid advances as they race past humans in Beijing half-marathon
half-marathon race in Beijing on Sunday, having lagged far behind a year earlier.
The race’s inaugural edition last year was [riddled with mishaps](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/19/china-pits-humanoid-robots-against-humans-in-half-marathon-for-first-time), as many robots struggled