Humanoid robot shatters 100-meter record again before crashing out in flames

The fastest human 100-meter sprint stands at 9.58 seconds, achieved by Usain Bolt in 2009

A robot sprinter shatters a 100-meter record again as sparks fly at China’s robot competition  Toronto Star

A robot sprinter has broken another 100-meter record at China's World Humanoid Robot Games

A robot sprinter shatters a 100-meter record again as sparks fly at China’s robot competition  AP News

A Tiangong Ultra humanoid robot crosses the finish line in 8.86 seconds, next to Honor humanoid robots, during a 100m large-size group semifinal race, at the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China, on Aug 25, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Tingshu Wang) 26 Aug 2026 10:32AM BEIJING:

Record-breaking robot races are less substantial than household chore challenges.

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

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.