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
Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans, including beating Usain Bolt’s 100-meter sprint world record, on the opening day of the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday. More than 2,000 humanoid robots were participating in the event, the organizer said. The five-day games, now in its second year, are a spectacle demonstrating China’s
A humanoid robot has outperformed humans by breaking Usain Bolt’s world record for the 100m sprint, according to its manufacturer. Chinese smartphone maker Honor said Lightning – a thin black and red robot – ran the distance in 9.32 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Bolt set the
