China Announces World's 1st Human-Robot Marathon

CHINA is set to host the world’s first man vs robot half-marathon between two-legged robots and 12,000 human runners. Dozens ...
Beijing is set to host the world’s first-ever human-robot marathon in April 2025, where participants will race alongside ...
A quadrupedal walking robot developed by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) has finished a marathon with flying colors. Named "RAIBO2," the robot participated in the ...
For comparison, the footspeed of humans during a marathon is around 20 km/h and significantly higher with a sprint. These humanoid robots did a 34 minute run, with an interesting difference being ...
A robot dog in Korea has become the first four-legged robot to complete a full-length marathon without needing to recharge its batteries. The RAIBO2 robo dog completed the 42 kilometre (26 mile) ...