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Humanoid Robots Race Against Humans in Beijing Half-Marathon

In the race to build robots that are faster and smarter, big strides are being made in China where a half-marathon pitted more than 100 humanoid robots beside 12,000 real-life runners. NBC’s Janis Mackey Frayer reports for TODAY.
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