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Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m world record
Reuters, Beijing
Published: 22 Aug 2026, 04:29 PM
A Lightning humanoid robot by Honor crosses the finish line of the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing, China 19 April 2026. Photo: Reuters
Chinese smartphone maker Honor's self-developed humanoid robot "Lightning" ran 100 meters in 9.32 seconds, beating the human world record, China's state broadcaster reported on Saturday.
The
humanoid reached a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second during a preparatory
test event for the second World Humanoid Robot Games beginning on Saturday.
This
performance surpassed the 9.58-second men's 100-metre world record set by Usain
Bolt.