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00:00Humanoid robots raced against humans for the first time in a half marathon in China's Beijing on Saturday.
00:09The robots were accompanied by human trainers, who sometimes had to physically support the machines during the race.
00:16One of the robots fell over at the starting line and lay flat on the ground.
00:21Another crashed into a railing after running a short distance, causing its human operator to fall over.
00:28The winning robot, Tiangong Ultra, finished in two hours and 40 minutes.
00:34A long way to go before it can surpass the men's winner, who finished in an hour and two minutes.
00:40The race drew crowds of spectators, including He Xishu, who works in the field of artificial intelligence.
00:47There's a kind of sportsmanship, whether it's humans or robots.
00:51They are all exercising.
00:52It feels like I'm watching the development of machines, the development of AI.
01:00Although humanoid robots have made appearances at marathons in China over the past year, this was the first time they were competing alongside humans.
01:08The robots from Chinese manufacturers such as DroidUP and Noetix Robotics came in different shapes and sizes.
01:15Some were shorter than four feet, while some were nearly six feet tall.
01:21Beijing officials have described the event as more akin to a race car competition, given the need for engineering and navigation teams.
01:29China is hoping that investment in frontier industries like robotics can help create new engines of economic growth.
01:35Some analysts, though, question whether having robots enter marathons is a reliable indicator of their industrial potential.