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Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record

August 24, 2026 Jess Weatherbed

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Humanoid robot "Tiangong" (L) crossing the finish line in the 400m Large Group final during day two of the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games at National Speed Skating Oval on August 22, 2026 in Beijing, China. — Tiangong Ultra (left) also broke the 400 meter world record during this year’s World Humanoid Robot Games. | Image: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

The 9.58-second 100-meter dash record set by Usain Bolt in 2009 has been outpaced by Chinese robots participating at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. In a preliminary heat on Saturday, Tiangong Ultra, made by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, ran the distance in 9.39 seconds, followed by the Honor-developed Lightning at 9.47 seconds.

It's one of several notable achievements to take place at the event, which can best be described as a sort of annual robot olympics that's designed to showcase advancements in bipedal bot technology. After launching in 2025, 2,056 robots from 16 countries are participating in this year's …

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