Chinese Humanoid Robot Breaks Usain Bolt's 100m World Record
Summary
A Chinese humanoid robot has run the 100 meters in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, beating Usain Bolt’s human world record time. The event drew 2,056 robots from 666 teams across 16 countries and featured races, football, dance and industrial tasks.
Key Points
- Tiangong Ultra won the 100-meter preliminary race in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.
- The robot beat Usain Bolt’s 2009 world record of 9.58 seconds, though it wobbled after finishing the race.
- Lightning, made by Honor, finished second in 9.47 seconds and later won the half marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds.
- The games at the National Speed Skating Oval feature 51 events and 2,056 robots from 666 teams across 16 countries.
