Our race is run. A Chinese-built robot comfortably beat the human half-marathon world record Sunday during an annual race in Beijing — although several other humanoid participants malfunctioned and fell around the finish line.

China's push to dominate robotics accelerates as a humanoid robot beats the human half-marathon world record, sparking awe and unease among spectators.

A humanoid robot has won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing, run. in a show of China's technological leaps.

The Agibot G2 is the first humanoid robot to get a job alongside humans on a high-speed electronics production line, Agibot says.