Chinese Robot Breaks Usain Bolt’s 100-Meter Record
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- A humanoid robot beat Usain Bolt’s 100-meter dash record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. It ended up running into a wall to stop and was carried away on a stretcher.S1
- 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 Ce...S2
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Chinese Robot Breaks Usain Bolt’s 100-Meter Record
A humanoid robot beat Usain Bolt’s 100-meter dash record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. It ended up running into a wall to stop and was carried away on a stretcher.
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Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record
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 hea…
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Chinese Robot Breaks Usain Bolt’s 100-Meter Record
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Published Aug 24, 2026
What to know
- A humanoid robot beat Usain Bolt’s 100-meter dash record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. It ended up running into a wall to stop and was carried away on a stretcher.S1
- 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 Ce...S2
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