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EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 13 MIN

How a Chinese humanoid robot outran the world's best in Beijing

from 4BC Afternoons · host 4BC

A humanoid robot in Beijing just crushed the human world record for a half-marathon, weaving through 12,000 runners to finish in a staggering 50 minutes.  Professor Michael Milford joined us to explain how this massive engineering breakthrough paves the way for robots to eventually handle your grocery runs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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