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.Published On 25 Aug 202625 Aug 2026China’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.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Top 10 players to watch in the 2026-27 European football seasonlist 2 of 3Ex-Liverpool star Fabinho reunited with Mohamed Salah at Trabzonsporlist 3 of 3Ex-Wimbledon champion Vondrousova appeals to CAS over four-year doping banend of listTiangong 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.Tiangong won the 100-metre (...