Twenty-one humanoid robots participated in a half-marathon race in Beijing alongside approximately 12,000 human runners, with only six robots finishing the course; most fell down and overheated, with operators replacing units, and the fastest robot, Tiangong Ultra, completed the race in 2 hours 40 minutes.
- Date of incident
- 2025-04-19
- Location
- Beijing, China
- Sources
- 4
How the event developed
- 2025-04-19Report
Twenty-one humanoid robots participated in a half-marathon race in Beijing alongside approximately 12,000 human runners, with only six robots finishing the course; most fell down and overheated, with operators replacing units, and the fastest robot, Tiangong Ultra, completed the race in 2 hours 40 minutes.
wired.com - 2025-04-20Report
During the 2025 Beijing E-Town Half Marathon, one humanoid robot fell at the start line while another crashed into a railing and knocked its human operator to the ground.
tech.yahoo.com - 2025-08-15Report
A Unitree humanoid robot ran into the back of a nearby human participant during the 1,500-meter race at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing after the controller was being transferred between operators, narrowly avoiding serious injury.
uniladtech.com - 2026-04-19Follow-up
A humanoid robot fell and broke apart while participating in a half-marathon race and was carried off on a stretcher by a medical team.
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- wired.comTwenty-one humanoid robots participated in a half-marathon race in Beijing alongside approximately 12,000 human runners, with only six robots finishing the course; most fell down and overheated, with operators replacing units, and the fastest robot, Tiangong Ultra, completed the race in 2 hours 40 minutes.2025-04-19tier 2
- tech.yahoo.comDuring the 2025 Beijing E-Town Half Marathon, one humanoid robot fell at the start line while another crashed into a railing and knocked its human operator to the ground.2025-04-20tier 2
- uniladtech.comA Unitree humanoid robot ran into the back of a nearby human participant during the 1,500-meter race at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing after the controller was being transferred between operators, narrowly avoiding serious injury.2025-08-15tier 2
- dailymail.comA humanoid robot fell and broke apart while participating in a half-marathon race and was carried off on a stretcher by a medical team.2026-04-19tier 2
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