Humanoid robot wins Beijing half-marathon, posts time faster than human world record

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Honor's autonomous humanoid robot won Beijing's half-marathon race, completing 21 kilometers in 50 minutes 26 seconds—faster than human world record. The robot outperformed Jacob Kiplimo's 57-minute record. A remote-controlled Honor robot finished in 48 minutes 19 seconds but ranked second due to competition's autonomy-focused scoring system. Year-over-year improvement shows dramatic progress.

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