Lightning, one of more than 100 robots running the Beijing E-Town, avoided a serious mishap and crossed the finish line in a record 50 minutes, 26 seconds.

The phrase “almost like a human” took on a darker edge when a clip of a humanoid robot apparently losing control spread across social platforms. In the video, which was first shared from China, the machine suddenly jerks and flails during a live demo, its handler stepping in as the crowd recoils.

Our race is run. A Chinese-built robot comfortably beat the human half-marathon world record Sunday during an annual race in Beijing — although several other humanoid participants malfunctioned and fell around the finish line.

This is the shocking moment a marathon-running robot smashed into pieces after tripping – before being dramatically carried away on a stretcher by a medical crew.

Robots that mimic humans are set to create a $5 trillion market. But it will take years and a lot of improvements to get there. Humanoid robots are expected to be deployed in factories and households - carrying out both basic and, potentially, advanced tasks.

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Social by nature, humans interact in multiple ways—through voice, vision and touch. Reflecting these humanistic qualities, robotic capabilities are improving, and as such, human-robot interaction will feature more complex multimodal functions. However ...