Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record

Chinese humanoid robots broke Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. Tiangong Ultra, built by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, finished the race in 9.39 seconds, while Honor’s Lightning ran it in 9.47 seconds. The event, launched in 2025, hosted 2,056 robots from 16 countries.