Humanoid robots race past humans in Beijing half-marathon, showing rapid advances

By Eduardo Baptista and Laurie Chen BEIJING, April 19 (Reuters) – Dozens of Chinese-made humanoid robots showed off their fast-improving athleticism as they whizzed past human runners in a half-marathon race ​in Beijing on Sunday, having lagged far behind a year ‌earlier. The race’s inaugural edition last year was riddled with mishaps, as many robots struggled to get off the starting line, and most were unable to finish. The champion robot recor…