Runners have finally completed a sub 2-hour marathon, but another running world record was recently smashed — this time by a humanoid robot. Here's how.

livescience - The D1 humanoid robot, built by a smartphone manufacturer, has beaten the human-held world record by around seven minutes.

AI Summary: Two elite athletes have crossed a long-standing human performance line by completing a marathon in under two hours, a landmark moment for endurance sport. The achievement rewrites expectations, prompts fresh debate about pacing and conditions, and hands scientists and coaches new data to dissect — plus the inevitable breathless headlines and humblebragging training plans to follow.

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Runners have finally completed a sub 2-hour marathon, but another running world record was recently smashed — this time by a humanoid robot. Here's how.

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