Honor Humanoid Robot Runs 100m in 9.32 Seconds, Beating Bolt's 9.58 Record
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Aug 22
Honor Humanoid Robot Runs 100m in 9.32 Seconds, Beating Bolt's 9.58 Record
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Aug 22
Summary
Lightning, a humanoid robot built by Honor, clocked 9.32 seconds in a 100-meter test in Beijing, faster than Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second men’s world record from 2009.
14.5 meters per second was its reported peak speed at the preparatory event for the second World Humanoid Robot Games, which opened in Beijing on Saturday.
CCTV said researchers lengthened the robot’s legs by 10 cm to 1.05 meters after April, when Lightning won the Beijing half marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds.
China is pushing humanoid robots as a strategic emerging industry, betting AI and hardware advances will speed their use in factories, logistics and consumer applications.