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Men's Half Marathon

Human Lead (no eligible robot performance)
Human world record
57:20.00
Jacob Kiplimo
2026-03-08 · World Athletics
Best robot performance
No selectable performance.

Ineligible attempts

50:26.00
Flash
2026-04-19 · Honor
IneligibleExperimental

surface_standardized=false: race was run on parallel separated lanes from human competitors, not a directly comparable race environment. Additionally, race organized by Beijing E-Town, not sanctioned by World Athletics.

Real event: winning autonomous-navigation robot at the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon, April 19, 2026. Completed the 21.0975km course in 50:26. First widely-documented humanoid bipedal robot to beat the human half marathon world record numerically. Ineligible under strict methodology: race used parallel separated lanes (not a direct comparable environment) and was organized by Beijing E-Town, not sanctioned by World Athletics.

Source: Beijing E-Town Half Marathon

Projection

No projection: insufficient data.

Performance history

RobotValueDateStatusEligibilitySource
Flash
Honor
50:26.002026-04-19ExperimentalIneligibleBeijing E-Town Half Marathon
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