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Humanoid Robots Outrun Usain Bolt's World Record at Beijing Games
Key Takeaways
- At the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, 2,056 robots from 16 countries competed in five days of events from Aug. 22-26.
- Tiangong Ultra ran the 100m in 8.64 seconds, beating Usain Bolt's 9.58-second world record by 0.94 seconds.
- The same robot also ran 400m in 38.15 seconds, compared to Wayde van Niekerk's human record of 43.03 seconds.
- Robots also set records in the 1500m and high jump, but the event highlighted reliability issues that remain for real-world deployment.
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DT Editorial Team··via livescience.com
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