Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record in test run

866
Sunday, 23 August, 2026, 00:04
A humanoid robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor ran 100 meters in 9.32 seconds, China's state broadcaster reported on Saturday, beating the human world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt.
The robot, dubbed Lightning, reached a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second during a preparatory test event for the second World Humanoid Robot Games, which opened in Beijing on Saturday.
The performance surpassed the 9.58-second men's 100-metre world record set by Bolt at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin in 2009.

CENTCOM chief in Saudi Arabia
214Yesterday, 21:54
Canada to provide C$350 million for interceptor missiles for Ukraine
258Yesterday, 18:19
"Trying anything possible to get me out": Trump says no "regret" about starting war with Iran (video)
333Yesterday, 09:19
Katz again threatens ‘powerful response’ if Iran attacks Israel
48010.09.2026, 15:49
U.S. Representative Mike Carey raised the Armenian hostages held in Baku during the House Ways and Means Committee hearing (video)
36610.09.2026, 14:19
Over the past day, the Defense Forces struck eight infrastructure facilities in the Russian Federation, including an oil refinery and a commercial port, Zelenskyy says (video)
47310.09.2026, 12:19
US citizens will receive $5,000 if Republicans win midterms, Trump claims in lengthy convention speech (video)
42310.09.2026, 10:55
Midterm loss would mean 'going through hell' again, says Trump (video)
37710.09.2026, 09:43