At Beijing's World Humanoid Robot Games, a robot made by Honor ran 100m in 9.39s, and another Chinese robot finished 400m in 38.16s, both beating human records (Telegraph)
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A humanoid robot built by Honor ran the 100-meter dash in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, surpassing the human record. In the same competition, another Chinese robot completed the 400-meter race in 38.16 seconds, also beating the existing human benchmark.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Next Web·A humanoid robot just beat Usain Bolt’s 100m record, and roboticists are unimpressed for good reason
The X-Humanoid robot from Beijing ran 100 m in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games, beating Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second record, and cleared a 2.88-m high jump, surpassing Javier Sotomayor’s 2.45-m mark. Only 38% of entries operated without remote control, and experts say genuine progress will require robots to handle unfamiliar, unstructured environments rather than follow pre-programmed courses.
- Engadget·Humanoid robots have beaten Usain Bolt's 100-meter dash record
The Tiangong Ultra humanoid robot ran 100 meters in 9.39 seconds at the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, beating the previous robot record of 21.5 seconds and surpassing Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second human mark. Honor’s Lightning robot placed second at 9.47 seconds, while the same model later won a half-marathon in 50 minutes 26 seconds. The multi-sport event runs Aug 22-26, featuring thousands of robots in disciplines such as soccer, table tennis and boxing.
- TechMeme·At Beijing's World Humanoid Robot Games, a robot made by Honor ran 100m in 9.39s, and another Chinese robot finished 400m in 38.16s, both beating human records (Telegraph)
At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, Honor’s humanoid sprinted 100 meters in 9.39 seconds, outpacing the Olympic record, while another Chinese robot completed 400 meters in 38.16 seconds, also beating the human benchmark. Both robots demonstrated speed capabilities far beyond current elite human athletes.
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