Chinese Robot Beats Bolt Time

A Chinese humanoid robot topped Usain Bolt's 100-meter time at Beijing's robot games.

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Chinese humanoid robot beats Boltâs time

Chinese humanoid robot SMASHES Usain Bolt’s 100m world record

Chinese humanoid robot breaks Usain Bolt's 100m dash record at 9.39 seconds

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A Chinese humanoid robot identified as Lightning or Lightning Bolt ran 100 meters in a reported 9.32 to 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday, beating Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second human world record from 2009. The robot reached a reported top speed of 14.5 meters per second before crashing into a blue wall after the finish in some accounts. Available accounts differ on whether Beijing-based X-Humanoid or Chinese smartphone maker Honor developed it. The event includes about 2,000 robots competing in humanoid sports.

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