Chinese robot Tiangong clocks sub-9 second 100 metres in Beijing
The robot finished in 8.86 seconds, and officials said the previous mark had stood for just three days.
- On Tuesday, a Tiangong Ultra humanoid robot set a new 100m sprint record of 8.86 seconds during the World Humanoid Robot Games at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, surpassing the fastest recorded human time.
- The World Humanoid Robot Games, now in its second year in Beijing, serves as a showcase for China's rapid advances in robotics amid an intensifying technology rivalry with the United States.
- This 8.86-second sprint mark beat the previous robot record of 9.39 seconds set on Saturday, while also surpassing the men's 100m world record of 9.58 seconds, set by Jamaican Usain Bolt in 2009.
- After crossing the finish line, the robot crashed into a padded barrier and caught fire, an incident Dennis Hong, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, noted illustrates the difficulty of maintaining balance and control at high speeds.
- While the Games feature over 1,300 competitions and 2,000 robots, China's official newspaper noted on Monday that "'Housekeeper' and 'caregiver' robots are still in the pilot and validation phase," emphasizing ongoing innovation focus.
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The humanoid robot "Tiangong Ultra" broke the world's fastest runner's historic record of 9.58 seconds in the 100-meter race at the Beijing World Championships by recording a time of 8.86 seconds.
On the occasion of the World Games of Humanoid Robots, many human records were beaten by humanoid robots, such as that of Usain Bolt's 100m.
Until Wednesday, August 26, an unconventional Olympic Games is taking place in Beijing, China, all the "athletes" are humanoid robots. In addition to various caroms, there were also many successes to be seen. One of them is breaking the speed record of the famous Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt in the 100-meter run.
The Chinese humanoid robot Tiangong Ultra ran 100 meters in 8.86 seconds, setting a new record in the second edition of the World Humanoid Robot Games, ongoing in Beijing. (ANSA)
The Chinese robot set a new record for 100 meters - faster than Usein BoltTiangong Ultra covered 100 meters in 8.86 seconds, ahead of Bolt's record. After the finish, the robot crashed into the mat and caught fire.
A Chinese humanoid robot continues to break speed records, most recently shattering the world record for the 100-meter sprint with a time of just 8.86 seconds, decisively breaking the previous record of 9.39 seconds set three days prior.
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