Chinese robot beats human best time in half-marathon
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Chinese startups are churning out more humanoid robots than their U.S. rivals, despite far lower valuations.
A humanoid robot that won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing on Sunday ran faster than the human world record in a show of China’s technological leaps.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. plans to soon unveil its first robot, a four-legged device that will mark its entry into an increasingly crowded but popular arena.