Robots smash human track records, including Bolt's 100m sprint — video
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-08-24 00:08 UTC+10:00
Section: China
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Asia, Technology & AI, China, World News, Asia Pacific, Technology
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Humanoid robots have smashed human track records at the five-day World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. Among the records broken was Usain Bolt's 9.58-second 100m, with a robot developed by the Beijing Innovation Centre of Humanoid Robotics finishing the sprint in 9.39 seconds. A robot developed by smartphone maker Honor completed the 100m track in 9.32 seconds in a test run.
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