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Robots run a half marathon, slowly
It looks like humanoid robots have a long way to go before catching up with human runners. Beijing’s E-Town tech hub hosted ...
Humanoid robots join runners for half-marathon — but some of the droids struggled to find their footing
Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time ...
Fifty years later, Bob Hall’s example -- and his racing wheelchairs -- are still going strong
The Boston Marathon is celebrating Bob Hall this year on the 50th anniversary of his 1975 race. Hall was the first official wheelchair entrant for the race.
Humanoid robots and human runners take to same half marathon course in Beijing in world first
In a historic fusion of athletic tradition and cutting-edge technology, humanoid robots and human runners took to the same ...