Humans outrun robots at Beijing half-marathon | Technology News

The humanoid robots were no match for human rivals as they made their half-marathon debut in the Chinese capital.

Humans took the lead over robots and kept it easily as they raced to victory at Beijing’s Yizhuang half-marathon.

Thousands of runners joined 21 humanoid robot rivals in a world-first 21km (13 miles, 352 yards) challenge in the Chinese capital on Saturday.

But not every bot was up to the task. One collapsed moments after the starting gun and lay motionless for minutes before…