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Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record
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Chinese humanoid robots have surpassed Usain Bolt's 100-meter world record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. The Tiangong Ultra model achieved a new benchmark of 9.39 seconds, demonstrating significant advancements in high-speed autonomous mobility.
- 01Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center developed the record-breaking Tiangong Ultra model
- 02Tiangong Ultra clocked 9.39 seconds, surpassing the long-standing human record of 9.58 seconds
- 03Honor developed the Lightning robot which also broke the human record at 9.47 seconds
- 04Current technological developments indicate rapid acceleration in humanoid robotic athletic capabilities
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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 […]