A Humanoid Robot Ran the 100m in 9.39 Seconds at the Beijing World Humanoid Robot Games, Beating Usain Bolt's 9.58
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At the opening of the second World Humanoid Robot Games at Beijing's National Speed Skating Oval on 2026-08-22, a robot from the Tianzhuo team clocked 9.39 seconds over 100m, under Usain Bolt's 9.58-second human record, winning by roughly one body length. Chinese state media reported a 9.32-second preparatory run at a peak 14.5 m/s. Last year's inaugural games were won in 21.50 seconds by Tiangong Ultra, so the winning time more than halved in twelve months.