Humanoid robot shatters record at Beijing half marathon

A robot runs in the Beijing half marathon, on Sunday. PIC/AFP

A humanoid robot competing against flesh-and-blood runners broke the world record at a Beijing half marathon on Sunday.

Spectators lined the roads in Yizhuang in the capital's south to watch the machines and humans race, each in a separate lane to avoid accidents or collisions.

Some robots were highly agile, moving like famous runners such as Usain Bolt, while others had more basic capabilities.

The winning bot equipped with autonomous navigation and running for Chinese smartphone maker ‘Honor', completed the 21-km course in 50.26 minutes, at an average speed of 25 kmph.

That was faster than the top human in the race, while also surpassing the current men's world record of 57:20 by Jacob Kiplimo.

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