A bunch of robots ran a half-marathon alongside humans and it was incredibly goofy
Beijing held what’s being called the world’s first half-marathon for robots, allowing bipedal bots to compete alongside human runners, and as one might expect, ridiculousness ensued. The robots, which had human operators running with them, for the most part struggled to make it through the course at all, let alone
Humanoid robots to race against humans in first event of its kind
There’ll be huffing and puffing, and probably a fair amount of creaking and clattering, too. We’re talking about the first-ever long-distance running race between robots and humans, which is set to take place in Beijing in April. The special event is being organized by the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (E-Town)
