Chinese robot Tiangong clocks sub-9-second 100 metres in Beijing

Chinese robot’s timing is seven-tenths of a ⁠second faster than the 9.58-second men’s world record set by ​Usain Bolt in 100m. China’s Tiangong ⁠Ultra humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 8.86 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Tuesday, lowering the 9.39-second mark it set at the event’s opening.

The time was more than seven-tenths of a ⁠second faster than the 9.58-second men’s human world record set by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt in 2009. Top 10 players to watch in the 2026-27 European football season Ex-Liverpool star Fabinho reunited with Mohamed Salah at Trabzonspor Ex-Wimbledon champion Vondrousova appeals to CAS over four-year doping ban Tiangong Ultra, developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, achieved the new time in the semifinal of the large-size robot division. The robots’ rapid improvement has been one of the main attractions at the second edition of the Beijing ‌event, where more than 2,000 robots from 666 teams are competing in 51 events including football, dancing and industrial-task contests.

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