Beijing Humanoid Robot Runs 100m in 9.39 Seconds, Beating Usain Bolt's Human World Record

On opening day of the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, an X-Humanoid Tiangong Ultra ran a 100m sprint in 9.39 seconds, edging out Honor's Lightning at 9.47s and both beating Usain Bolt's 9.58s human world record from 2009. A humanoid also cleared 2.88m in the standing high jump, well above the 2.45m human mark. Organizers cite 2,056 robots from 16 countries competing across 51 events; commentators note the sprints ran on smooth arena surfaces designed for wheeled feet, not asphalt.