Robot Runner Shatters Marathon Record

0:00It's April 19th. Welcome in. This is U.S. News Today, where national headlines meet AI. A humanoid robot just smashed the world record at a Beijing half marathon on Sunday, clocking a time way faster than the top human finisher and even. Beating the men's global mark of 57 minutes 20 seconds held by Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo. These bots raced in their own lane alongside humans in Yijuang, dodging any crashes, with some moving smooth and quick like elite sprinters while. Others kept it basic. That's while progress from last year, when robot runners kept tumbling in the fastest, barely cracked, two hours 40 minutes, and now entries exploded. From about 20 to over 100, spectators were hyped, like 25-year-old student Han Chen-Yu, who couldn't even snap a pic before the leaders that buy, and dad CLA watching. With his family said bots could soon handle housework, elder care, or risky gigs like firefighting. Han Chen is pouring massive cash into this 73.5 billion yuan, or about 10.8 billion dollars,

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