A humanoid robot has beaten the human record for the world’s fastest half-marathon by finishing in just over 50 minutes. Dozens of Chinese-made robots displayed their autonomous navigation capabilities and structural reliability in a race against human runners. Professor Jenny Waycott says the purpose of the event was to demonstrate the robots’ cooling technology and ability to handle challenging conditions, which could pave the way for robots to be deployed in dangerous working environments. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE ABC NEWS provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC NEWS, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC NEWS content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC NEWS In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC NEWS on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC NEWS on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia