Humanoid Robot Tiangong Ultra Smashes 400m World Record at Beijing Robot Games
Sourced from 6 publications
- •Tiangong Ultra completed 400 meters in 38.15 seconds, nearly five seconds faster than the human world record held by Wayde van Niekerk.
- •The robot reportedly beat Usain Bolt's 100-meter record of 9.58 seconds, though no specific time was published in source reporting.
- •Organizers said robotic sprint speeds have doubled in one year, underscoring rapid progress in the field.
- •The World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing featured competitions across multiple sports including boxing, football, and martial arts.
- •China is using events like these to demonstrate its growing position in the global humanoid robotics race.
Sources
Incredible moment robot smashes Usain Bolt's 100-metre record of 9.58 seconds
Mirror
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Indiatimes
Humanoid robots break human records at World Robot Games in Beijing
France24
Humanoid robot mounts 660-pound capacity robot horse in Beijing expo
Interestingengineering
Robots compete in boxing, football and sprinting at World Humanoid Games
BBC World
Chinese humanoid robot beats Bolt's 100-metre world record time
Euronews
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