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The World’s First Human-Humanoid Robot Race Debuts On 4/19/25 In Beijing. In The Half-Marathon (~21km), Robots Face A 3.5-hour Limit, 10-min Battery Swap Penalties, And Must Be Bipedal. Remote Or Autonomous Control Is Allowed. The Event, Part Of Beijing E-Town’s $686m Robotics Plan, Blends Sport And Tech To Showcase China’s AI Ambitions.

10-minute penalty: World’s first human-humanoid robot race in China gets rule upgrade

https://www.yahoo.com/news/10-minute-penalty-world-first-131432467.html

Beyond the spectacle of the marathon, Beijing E-Town is driven by the far grander vision of integrating 10,000 robots in critical industries.