Chinese robot Lightning runs 100m in 9.32 seconds, sets new record

The World Humanoid Robot Games feature more than 2,000 robots from 16 countries competing in events such as sprinting, weightlifting and tug of war.

A humanoid robot named Lightning Bolt ran 100 meters in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, edging Usain Bolt's record.

Two human records were smashed by robots competing in the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games in China.

Chinese humanoid robots have set records including beating Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. The event opened on Saturday and it's in its second year. It features more than 2,000 robots in 51 events like runnin…

Honor’s self-developed humanoid ⁠robot clocks 9.32sec Quicker than ​9.58sec men’s world record set 17 years ago Chinese ⁠smartphone maker Honor’s self-developed humanoid ⁠robot Lightning ⁠ran ​the 100m in 9.32 seconds, ⁠beating the human world ⁠record, China’s ​state broadcaster ‌reported. The humanoid ‌reached a peak speed of 14.5 metres per second during ‌a preparatory test event for ​the second World Humanoid Robot Games, which ⁠begin on Saturday. This ​performance surpassed ​the ​9.58sec men’s ​100m world record ​set ​by Usain Bolt 17 years ago at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin. Continue reading...