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Chinese teams fine-tune robots for Beijing humanoid half-marathon

Test run was held to replicate the official race to be held on April 19.

Published: 7:28pm, 13 Apr 2026

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Sections of Beijing were closed off for a test run ahead of the second humanoid robot half-marathon to be held in the world. The race is scheduled to be held on April 19, 2026, and the practice run allowed competing teams to test their robots on the route, to iron out any technical and safety issues.

Chinese teams fine-tune robots for Beijing humanoid half-marathon

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Test run was held to replicate the official race to be held on April 19.