Unitree unveils a robot it says can run faster than Usain Bolt ahead of its IPO

Another Unitree humanoid robot, the H1, participated in a half-marathon race earlier this year in Beijing. Ni Yanqiang, Liu Chenyin, Chou Xueyan/Zhejiang Daily Press Group/VCG via Getty Images China is winning the humanoid robot race — literally. Chinese robotics firm Unitree unveiled a new "Superman" robot that it sa

Chinese company unveils new ‘Superman’ humanoid robotNewsFeedChinese start-up Unitree has unveiled its new humanoid robot called ‘Superman’, which it says can jump up to 2 metres and run 100m faster than any human has.Published On 18 Aug 2026

The world's biggest humanoid-robot maker by sales will start trading in Shanghai on Wednesday after raising 6.1 billion yuan ($905 million) in an initial public offering last week.