You’ve heard of couch-to-5K, but have you seen bolt-to-marathon? In Beijing, humanoid robots tried to run a half-marathon, and the results were part Olympic trial, part slapstick comedy. Between overheating, falling over, and being gently escorted by engineers like drunk toddlers at a family picnic, these bots proved one thing: running is still very much a human sport.

Watching These Humanoid Robots Try to Run a Half Marathon Is Hilarious and Bizarre