EventRoboticsAugust 25, 2026

Humanoid robots beat Usain Bolt's 100m record at Beijing games

At the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, Tiangong Ultra ran 100m in 8.86s, beating Bolt's 9.58s record. Robots also broke records in 400m, 1500m, and long jump, but some crashed or caught fire, highlighting control limitations.

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9 days · 4 reports · 9 community posts · from Aug 22

Aug 22
- Scenes From the 2026 Beijing World Humanoid Robot Gamesbloomberg.com
Aug 23
- Humanoid Robot Beats Usain Bolt’s 100m World Record in Beijingbloomberg.com
- WHRG'26: Tiangong humanoid robot crushed the 400m in 38.15 and the 1500m in 2:21.6, smashing the human world records of 43.03 and 3:26 set by Niekerk (2016) and Guerrouj (1998) respectively
Aug 25
- World humanoid robot games show runners breaking records, bursting into flamesarstechnica.com
Aug 26
- The Humanoids at China’s Robot Games Were Faster Than Usain Bolt—but I’m More Impressed by Their Tweezer Masterywired.com
Aug 28
- I went to the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing 🤖
Aug 29
- 5 human records were beaten at the World Humanoid Robot Games in China that ended a few days ago,...
Aug 31
- A humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 8.64 seconds this week. Usain Bolt's world record is 9.58. That...

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