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Chinese humanoid robot breaks sprint world record

By The BriefBrief · Sources (10)

Filed: Aug 23, 2026 at 6:01 AM ET

Summary: Humanoid robots at China’s World Humanoid Robot Games beat human sprint benchmarks, with one robot surpassing Usain Bolt’s sprint world record. The competition also saw two human records smashed by robots during the Olympics-like event.

WHO: Humanoid robots at the World Humanoid Robot Games

WHAT: Humanoid robots broke sprint world records, including surpassing Usain Bolt’s sprint world record, during the World Humanoid Robot Games in China.

WHEN: Aug 23, 2026 at 1:40 AM ET

WHERE: China

WHY: Cause not yet established.

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Aug 22 Chinese robot Lightning runs faster than Bolt in 100m
Aug 22 Humanoid robot breaks Usain Bolt’s 100m record in Beijing

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