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A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games

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A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games
AP News
AP News3 hrs ago
A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games
A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games  AP News
Toronto Star
Toronto Star4 hrs ago
A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games
A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games  Toronto Star
A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games
A Chinese humanoid robot has set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing
A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games
A Chinese humanoid robot has set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera5 hrs ago
Chinese robot Tiangong clocks sub-9-second 100 metres in Beijing
Chinese robot seven-tenths of a ⁠second faster than the 9.58-second men's world record set by ​Usain Bolt in 100m.
Reuters
Reuters6 hrs ago
Chinese robot Tiangong clocks sub-9 second 100 metres in Beijing
Chinese robot Tiangong clocks sub-9 second 100 metres in Beijing  Reuters
CBS News
CBS News7 hrs ago
Highlights from China's World Humanoid Games, and what it means for the future
China's World Humanoid Robot Games is a technological showcase, but also a possible glimpse into the future of robotics. Anna Coren reports.
Dawn
Dawn14 hrs ago
Faster, stronger, (occasionally) upright: See humanoid robots compete in Beijing games
Faster, stronger, (occasionally) upright: See humanoid robots compete in Beijing games  Dawn
Daily Star
Daily Star1 days ago
Robot 'athlete' dubbed Usain Bot smashes Jamaican sprint legend's iconic 100m World Record
The Chinese humanoid, called Lightning, ran the distance in just 9.32 seconds - beating Usain Bolt's 9.58 attempt, which he set 17 years ago in Germany
New York Times
New York Times1 days ago
A Chinese Robot Beat Usain Bolt’s 100-Meter Record. Should We Be Impressed?
China’s humanoid robots are achieving superhuman feats of athleticism. But how that translates into the real world is still an open question, experts said.
The Verge
The Verge1 days ago
Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record
Tiangong Ultra (left) also broke the 400 meter world record during this year’s World Humanoid Robot Games. | Image: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images The 9.58-second 100-meter dash record set by Usain Bolt in 2009 has been outpaced by Chinese robots participating at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. In a preliminary
Euronews
Euronews1 days ago
Beijing Robot Games: humanoids take on sprints, football and tai chi
More than 2,000 robots compete in races, football and tai chi at the Beijing Robot Games, testing the movement and stability of humanoid machines.
Times of India
Times of India1 days ago
Chinese humanoid robots beat Bolt's 100m time and human high-jump mark
At the recent Beijing Robot Games, humanoid robots set remarkable new benchmarks in speed and agility. One robot sprinted 100 meters in an astonishing 9.39 seconds, shattering Usain Bolt's record. Another demonstrated incredible prowess with a standing high jump of 2.88 meters, surpassing human limits. These milestones
Semafor
Semafor1 days ago
Chinese humanoid robot beats Bolt’s time
A Chinese humanoid robot ran the 100-meter dash nearly two-tenths of a second faster than world-record holder Usain Bolt at Beijing’s “Robot Olympics” on Saturday.
Engadget
Engadget2 days ago
Humanoid robots have beaten Usain Bolt's 100-meter dash record
And they looked absolutely ridiculous doing it. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images Usain Bolt's 2009 world record for the 100-meter dash still remains unbroken at 9.58 seconds, but only if we're talking about humans. During the second annual World Humanoid Robot Games that kicked off in Beijing on Saturday, the Tiangong Ultra h
Stuff
Stuff2 days ago
Chinese humanoid robots smash human records - and also crash out spectacularly
Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans, including beating Usain Bolt's 100-metre sprint world record, on the opening day of the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday.
Yahoo Sports
Yahoo Sports2 days ago
Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100-meter world record, sprinting in 9.39 seconds at World Humanoid Robot Games
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.
Human 100 m sprint and high-jump records beaten at Beijing’s robot games
World Humanoid Robot Games showcase China’s progress in advanced robotics as technology race with U.S. heats up
At China's 'robot Olympics', humanoids spar, sprint and perform taichi
The five-day World Humanoid Robot Games combine events modelled on human sports with those designed to test the robots in simulated factories, restaurants, offices and in emergency situations.
Fox News
Fox News2 days ago
Chinese humanoid robot breaks Usain Bolt's 100m dash record at 9.39 seconds
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.
GB News
GB News2 days ago
Watch the moment Chinese robots smash 100m sprint record set by legend Usain Bolt in the World Humanoid Robot Games
Watch the moment Chinese robots smash 100m sprint record set by legend Usain Bolt in the World Humanoid Robot Games  GB News
Punch
Punch2 days ago
Chinese humanoid beats Usain Bolt’s record at World Robot Games
A Chinese humanoid robot, Tiangong Ultra, shattered Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record at the World Robot Games in Beijing, showcasing China’s robotics dominanc
Chinese robots tackle tennis, smash track records at World Humanoid Robot Games
A tennis ball flew across the net. On the other side, a humanoid robot crouched, shuffled sideways in a series of quick steps, adjusted its position and swung its racquet to send the ball back. The robot traded forehands and backhands with human players during singles and mixed-doubles demonstrations. At one point, whi
The Age
The Age2 days ago
Chinese robots beat Usain Bolt’s 100m world record at Beijing games
The two ‘runners’ lacked the Jamaican’s flair, slamming straight into a thick mat designed to stop them in their tracks.
Chinese robots beat Usain Bolt’s 100m world record at Beijing games
The two ‘runners’ lacked the Jamaican’s flair, slamming straight into a thick mat designed to stop them in their tracks.
The Mainichi
The Mainichi2 days ago
Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans, including beating Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint world record, on the opening day
Chinese robots break Usain Bolt's 100-meter record at Beijing World Humanoid Robot Games
Braking was an issue, as the machines slammed into a thick mat that organizers placed several meters after the finish line.
UPI
UPI2 days ago
Chinese humanoid robot breaks 100m sprint record set by Usain Bolt
A Chinese humanoid robot on Saturday ran a 100-meter sprint in 9.32 seconds, surpassing the world record set by Jamaican legend Usain Bolt.
Fortune
Fortune2 days ago
Humanoid Chinese robots are smashing running records set by humans — including Usain Bolt’s sprint
At a 100-meter sprint, a humanoid robot achieved a result of 9.39 seconds, beating the human record of 9.58 seconds set by the Jamaican athlete in 2009.
CTV News
CTV News2 days ago
Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games
Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans, including beating Usain Bolt’s 100-meter sprint world record, on the opening day of the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday.
The Sun
The Sun3 days ago
Watch moment humanoid robot ‘Lightning’ breaks Usain Bolt’s 100m world record at Beijing games
THIS is the stunning moment a humanoid robot named "Lightning" breaks Usain Bolt's 100m world record at a Beijing competition. Shocking footage showed the droid dashing past the finishing line in just 9.32 seconds - surpassing the Jamaican legend's 2009 world record. The bot - which reached a peak speed of 14.5 metres
New York Post
New York Post3 days ago
Robot smashes Usain Bolt’s 100-meter dash world record in opening heat of World Humanoid Games
A robot named Lighting just ran the 100 meter dash in 9.32 second at the World Humanoid Robot Games, shattering Usain Bolt's record of 9.58 seconds that's stood since 2009. AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim Usain Bolt, meeting Lightning bolt. A robot named Lightning just ran at the 100 meter dash in 9.32 seconds, shattering huma
Guardian Sport
Guardian Sport🏁 first to report3 days ago
Chinese robot runs 100m sprint quicker than Usain Bolt’s world record
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 pea