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Kiplimo.\",\"isLive\":false,\"articleUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/video\/2026\/04\/20\/humanoid-robot-smashes-human-half-marathon-world-record-in-beijing-race\",\"duration\":79560}' data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/72\/81\/77\/1536x864_cmsv2_bae63b00-7126-5d81-aa64-149730ceef50-9728177.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"A robot starts off for the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Half Marathon on the outskirts of Beijing on Sunday. \"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              A robot starts off for the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Half Marathon on the outskirts of Beijing on Sunday.<br \/>\n                    <span 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winning robot ran the half marathon nearly seven minutes faster than the current human record set by Jacob Kiplimo.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--next js-article-content\">\n<p>A humanoid robot has beaten the human half marathon world record, in a landmark moment for robotics at a race designed to push machines to their limits in real-world conditions.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The robot, developed by Chinese smartphone company Honor, completed the 21-kilometre course in 50 minutes and 26 seconds at the Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon on Sunday &#8211; faster than the human record set by Uganda&#8217;s Jacob Kiplimo, who ran the distance in around 57 minutes earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>According to Honor engineer Du Xiaodi, the robot\u2019s design was inspired by elite human runners. &#8220;From the very beginning of the design, our robot was modeled on outstanding human athletes, achieving long legs of about 0.95 meters,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, we\u2019ve equipped it with a very powerful liquid-cooling system, which is also largely developed in-house.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" 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