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.

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.

World Humanoid Robot Games showcase China’s progress in advanced robotics as technology race with U.S. heats up

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.

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.

Watch the moment Chinese robots smash 100m sprint record set by legend Usain Bolt in the World Humanoid Robot Games  GB News

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

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 robot named Lightning also finished first in the 21-kilometer Beijing half marathon in April in 50 minutes and 26 seconds

The two ‘runners’ lacked the Jamaican’s flair, slamming straight into a thick mat designed to stop them in their tracks.

The two ‘runners’ lacked the Jamaican’s flair, slamming straight into a thick mat designed to stop them in their tracks.

"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.

BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans, including beating Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint world record, on the opening day

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

Braking was an issue, as the machines slammed into a thick mat that organizers placed several meters after the finish line.

A Chinese humanoid robot ran 100m in 9.39 seconds, beating Usain Bolt’s 9.58 second world record.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record at Beijing games  Reuters

Humanoid robots surpass human records in 100m, high jump  ESPN

Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games  Toronto Star

Chinese humanoid robots have set records including beating Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing

Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games  AP News

Preparations for the World Humanoid Robot Games are underway, with clips of robots running into walls and falling over going viral.

Humanoid robots still struggle to perform as efficiently as humans in most labor scenarios.

‘introduced into an unfamiliar household and … achieve approximately 80% of tasks’