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RAIBO2 Runs a Marathon on One Charge
KAIST researchers sent their four-legged robot RAIBO2 around an official marathon course in 2024, completing 42.195 km on a single charge. The unusual endurance feat became a news hook for their research into making quadruped robots travel more than three times as far as comparable machines.
Why it worked: A measurable first (full marathon on one charge) tied to a peer‑reviewed efficiency record gave a clean, headline‑ready benchmark journalists could verify.
The lesson: Consider staging a public, rule‑bound endurance test that sets a clear record, then release audited data and a paper to back it.
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