Some robots ran the Beijing half-marathon autonomously, while others were controlled remotely, all competing on a parallel course to avoid collisions with human athletes.

A robot in China outran the human half-marathon record, though tumbles and chaos stole part of the spotlight.

Honor's Lightning robot ran 21.1km in just 50 minutes, smashing the human half-marathon record by nearly 7 minutes. The autonomous humanoid averaged 25km/h through Beijing whilst completely self-navigating the course.

The android won a race featuring robots and humans on Sunday in Beijing, achieving a technological milestone while finishing faster than any person in history.