The robot, dubbed Lightning, reached a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second during a preparatory test event for the second World Humanoid Robot Games Beijing, August 22, 2026: A humanoid robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor has run 100 metres in 9.32 seconds, beating the human world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt, China's state broadcaster reported on Saturday.The robot, dubbed Lightning, reached a peak speed of 14.5 metres per second during a preparatory test event for the second World Humanoid Robot Games, which opened in Beijing on Saturday. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The robot, dubbed Lightning, reached a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second during a preparatory test event for the second World Humanoid Robot GamesS1

• Beijing, August 22, 2026: A humanoid robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor has run 100 metres in 9.32 seconds, beating the human world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt, China's state broadcaster reported on Saturday.The robot, dub...S2