The city of Beijing hosted a half marathon Saturday featuring humanoid robots together with amateur runners, describing the event as the first of its kind in the world.The event came as the Chinese government promotes the development of robots and artificial intelligence amid an intensifying technological rivalry with the United States.In the half marathon, which covers just over 21 kilometers, separate courses with slopes and curves were prepared for robot and human runners. The robots were required to be bipedal, operate autonomously or by remote control and finish within approximately th…READ FULL ARTICLE
