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Stumbling and Overheating, Most Humanoid #Robots Fail to Finish #HalfMarathon in #Beijing
Only 6 of the 21 #robots in the race crossed the finish line, highlighting just how far humanoids are from keeping up with their real human counterparts
“What the race does demonstrate is how robust humanoid hardware has become”
“The #halfmarathon certainly showed off the design flaws of these #robots far more than their capabilities” wired.com/story/beijing-half-m

WIRED · Stumbling and Overheating, Most Humanoid Robots Fail to Finish Half Marathon in BeijingBy Zeyi Yang
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alojapan.com/1252595/us-diplom US diplomat arrives in Tokyo, eyes closer ties to counter China #beijing #China #Japan #news #security #Tokyo #TokyoNews #us #東京 #東京都 ANI | Updated: Apr 19, 2025 13:27 IST Tokyo [Japan], April 19 (ANI): The new US Ambassador to Japan, George Glass has expressed a strong desire to collaborate closely in curbing China’s military and economic ambitions, as reported by Japan Times.Glass arrived in Tokyo on Friday. He also conveyed “extreme optimi…

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alojapan.com/1251658/us-diplom US diplomat arrives in Tokyo, eyes closer ties to counter China #beijing #China #Japan #news #security #Tokyo #TokyoNews #us #東京 #東京都 Tokyo [Japan], April 19 (ANI): The new US Ambassador to Japan, George Glass has expressed a strong desire to collaborate closely in curbing China’s military and economic ambitions, as reported by Japan Times. Glass arrived in Tokyo on Friday. He also conveyed “extreme optimism” about the prospects of securing a…

US diplomat arrives in Tokyo, eyes closer ties to counter China
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“#China has listed humanoid #robots as one of the key sectors in its drive to boost the economy and #tech industries, as well as increasing its economic self-reliance.
It is also banking on #robots to help counter the effects of an ageing population and falling population by helping to care for the elderly and counter the effects of a shrinking workforce”

#Running #robots put through their paces alongside humans in #Beijing half-marathon
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South China Morning Post · Running robots put through their paces alongside humans in Beijing half-marathonThe race was used to showcase the Chinese tech industry and to test the robots’ ability to carry out various tasks.
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#Chinese leader #XiJinping called on Southeast Asian countries Monday to join him in resisting President Donald #Trump’s “unilateralism and protectionism,” part of his effort to present #Beijing as a more reliable ally and trading partner.

#Xi’s arrival Monday in #Vietnam, a country #Trump hit with a whopping 46 percent tariff until he issued a temporary reprieve last week, marks a new stage in #Beijing’s “neighborhood #diplomacy.”
#china

Read more: wapo.st/4iq9Uq4

The Washington Post · China’s Xi promises Vietnam the ‘stability’ of neighborhood diplomacyBy Lily Kuo
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