Embodied AI makes quantum leap in China

Sharp improvement in robot performance at half marathon combined validation of hardware reliability, algorithmic stability, and system engineering capability

At around the 18-kilometer mark of the Beijing E-Town half marathon and humanoid robot half marathon, where the course narrows and the incline begins to bite, a humanoid robot broke its rhythm and did something unexpected. It accelerated.

Spectators along the roadside, many of them more accustomed to watching human runners grind through fatigue, leaned forward as the humanoid machine lengthened its stride and powered ahead.