Humanoid robot runs 100 meters in 9.39 seconds at Beijing games

A humanoid robot ran 100 meters in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, an apparent milestone for machine athletics that was reported to beat Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second human world record. The robot, identified in reports as Tiangong Ultra and developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, won its preliminary heat as the event opened. The result drew attention because it highlights how fast humanoid robotics is advancing, even though the race took place in a controlled competition rather than against human sprinters.