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Chinese humanoid robots beat Bolt's 100m time and human high-jump mark

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Chinese humanoid robots beat Bolt's 100m time and human high-jump mark
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
Semafor9 hrs 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
Engadget13 hrs 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
Stuff13 hrs 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 Sports14 hrs 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.
Fox News
Fox News18 hrs 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.
Punch
Punch19 hrs 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
CNN
CNN20 hrs ago
Robot beats Usain Bolt record, then hits a wall
Robot beats Usain Bolt record, then hits a wall  CNN
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
SBS News
SBS News21 hrs ago
Faster than Usain Bolt: The five-day robot Olympics putting humanoid autonomy to the test
The World Humanoid Robot Games test the limits of technology and innovation.
The Age
The Age22 hrs 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.
Euronews
Euronews22 hrs ago
Chinese humanoid robot beats Bolt's 100-metre world record time
"In 1 year alone the robots competing have become twice as fast. This highlights the pace of advancement both in the market, and specifically in Chinese robotics," organisers of the World Humanoid Robot Games said.
Rappler
Rappler1 days ago
Chinese robots beat Usain Bolt’s 100m world record
Two Chinese robots at the World Humanoid Robot Games in China eclipse the 9.58-second world record Usain Bolt set at the 2009 World Athletics Championships
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera1 days ago
Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m world record at humanoid games
A Chinese humanoid robot ran 100m in 9.39 seconds, beating Usain Bolt’s 9.58 second world record.
Fortune
Fortune1 days ago
At Olympics-like event, Chinese robots smash athletic records set by humans — including Usain Bolt’s 100-meter sprint time
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.
New York Post
New York Post1 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
Reuters
Reuters1 days ago
Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record at Beijing games
Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record at Beijing games  Reuters
ESPN
ESPN1 days ago
Humanoid robots surpass human records in 100m, high jump
Humanoid robots surpass human records in 100m, high jump  ESPN
Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m world record set in 2009
The robot named Lightning also finished first in the 21-kilometer Beijing half marathon in April in 50 minutes and 26 seconds
'Lightning' the Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record
A robot dubbed "Lightning" has beaten the 100 metres human world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt at this year's World Humanoid Robot Games.
Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle1 days ago
Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record
The Chinese humanoid robot "Lightning" ran a 100-meter trial race faster than human world-record holder Usain Bolt. A year ago, humanoid robots struggled to finish a race.
The Daily Star
The Daily Star1 days ago
Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record in test run
A humanoid robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor ran 100 meters in 9.32 seconds, China's state broadcaster reported on Saturday, beating the human world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt.
Guardian Sport
Guardian Sport1 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
CNBC
CNBC2 days ago
Chinese humanoid robots' biggest obstacle: Humans are still (mostly) better
Humanoid robots still struggle to perform as efficiently as humans in most labor scenarios.
GB News
GB News🏁 first to report3 days ago
Man fights humanoid robot in extraordinary sparring footage as crowd watches on
Man fights humanoid robot in extraordinary sparring footage as crowd watches on  GB News