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Robot Half Marathon: Beijing’s “Lightning” Takes the Crown
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2026 nián2026年4 yuè4月19 rì19日běi jīng北京yì zhuāng亦庄zài cì再次jǔ xíng举行lerén xíng人形jī qì rén机器人bàn chéng半程mǎ lā sōng马拉松bǐ sài比赛

On April 19, 2026, the humanoid robot half marathon was held again in Yizhuang, Beijing.

qù nián去年xiāng bǐ相比jīn nián今年debǐ sài比赛gèng jiā更加rè nào热闹yǒu100 duō zhī100多支duì wǔ队伍cān jiā参加qí zhōng其中hái yǒu还有lái zì来自guó wài国外dexuǎn shǒu选手

Compared with last year, this year’s race was much livelier, with more than 100 teams taking part, including competitors from overseas.

zàizhèbǐ sài比赛zhōngyí gè一个jiàoshǎn diàn闪电dejī qì rén机器人biǎo xiàn表现zuìchū sè出色

In this race, a robot called “Lightning” performed the best.

lái zì来自běi jīng北京róng yào荣耀gōng sī公司zhǐyòngle50 fēn 26 miǎo50分26秒jiùpǎowánlequán chéng全程duó de夺得guàn jūn冠军

It came from Beijing Glory Company and finished the whole course in just 50 minutes and 26 seconds, winning the championship.

zhè ge这个sù dù速度fēi cháng非常jīng rén惊人shèn zhì甚至chāo guò超过lerén lèi人类nán zi男子deshì jiè jì lù世界纪录

This speed was astonishing, even faster than the world record for human men.

duǎn duǎn短短yī nián一年shí jiān时间jī qì rén机器人dejì shù技术tí gāo提高lehěn duō很多

In just one year, robot technology has improved a lot.

qù nián去年hěn duō很多jī qì rén机器人zǒuláiháiwěnháixū yào需要gōng chéng shī工程师zàipáng biān旁边kòng zhì控制

Last year, many robots still walked unsteadily and needed engineers to control them nearby.

érjīn nián今年jiāng jìn将近yí bàn一半dejī qì rén机器人xué huì学会lezì jǐ自己kàn lù看路néng gòu能够zì zhǔ自主dǎo háng导航bìngbì kāi避开lù shàng路上dezhàng ài障碍

This year, nearly half of the robots learned to “see the road” by themselves, so they could navigate autonomously and avoid obstacles on the way.

tā men它们pǎogèngkuàigèngwěnpǎoqǐ lái起来deyàng zi样子yuè lái yuè越来越xiàngrén lèi人类

They ran faster and more steadily, and their movements looked more and more like those of humans.

jī qì rén机器人jìn bù进步zhè me这么kuàilí bù kāi离不开běi jīng北京duìkē jì科技chuàng xīn创新dedà lì大力zhī chí支持

The rapid progress of robots is inseparable from Beijing’s strong support for technological innovation.

zhèng fǔ政府bù jǐn不仅zhì dìng制定lefā zhǎn发展jì huà计划háitóu rù投入ledà liàng大量zī jīn资金gǔ lì鼓励gōng sī公司yán fā研发gèngxiān jìn先进dejī qì rén机器人jì shù技术

The government not only made development plans, but also invested a large amount of money to encourage companies to develop more advanced robot technologies.

jǔ bàn举办zhè yàng这样demǎ lā sōng马拉松bǐ sài比赛bù jǐn不仅shìwèi le为了kànshuípǎokuàigèng shì更是wèi le为了cè shì测试jī qì rén机器人dezōng hé综合néng lì能力

Holding a marathon like this is not only about seeing who runs fastest, but also about testing the robots’ overall abilities.

zhuān jiā专家biǎo shì表示rú guǒ如果jī qì rén机器人néngpǎohǎoshuō míng说明tā men它们depíng héng gǎn平衡感lì liàng力量dōuhěnqiáng

Experts say that if robots can run well, it shows they have strong balance and strength.

wèi lái未来zhè xiē这些jì shù技术kě yǐ可以yìng yòng应用zàihěn duō很多dì fāng地方bǐ rú比如bāngrén men人们zuòjiā wù家务bān yùn搬运zhòng wù重物huò zhě或者zàiwēi xiǎn危险dehuán jìng环境zhōngjìn xíng进行jiù yuán救援

In the future, these technologies could be used in many places, such as helping people with housework, carrying heavy objects, or carrying out rescue work in dangerous environments.

suī rán虽然bǐ sài比赛yǐ jīng已经jié shù结束dànjī qì rén机器人jì shù技术dejìng zhēng竞争cáigāng gāng刚刚kāi shǐ开始

Although the race has ended, the competition in robot technology has only just begun.

wǒ men我们kě yǐ可以qī dài期待zàibù yuǎn不远dejiāng lái将来zhè xiē这些cōng míng聪明dejī qì rén机器人huìzǒu jìn走进qiān jiā wàn hù千家万户ràngwǒ men我们deshēng huó生活biàn dé变得gèng jiā更加fāng biàn方便

We can look forward to the near future, when these smart robots will enter thousands of homes and make our lives more convenient.

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