Robots beat human records at Beijing half-marathon
TechCrunch • 4/18/2026 – 4/20/2026
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Recency Multiplier99% (0.5^1/48)
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- 2026-04-18
- 2026-04-19Robots beat human records at Beijing half-marathon (current)
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Source Reputation: Low-trust source (6/20 pts)
Consensus: Strong consensus: 11 independent sources
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