China’s 'Tiangong' Beats Its Own 400m Record, Outpacing South African Robot at ‘Robot Olympics’

China’s 'Tiangong' beats its own 400m record, outpacing South African robot at ‘Robot Olympics’

China’s humanoid robot Tiangong broke its own 400-metre record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, clocking 38.15 seconds. The robot had previously completed the race in 39.7 seconds, surpassing South African sprinter Wayde van Niekerk’s human 400m world record of 43.03 seconds.The record highlights China’s growing push to develop humanoid robots as a strategic emerging industry, with applications expected across manufacturing, logisti…

Tiangong robot breaks its own 400m world record at Beijing 'robot Olympics'

Chinese robot "Tiangong" broke its own record in a 400-metre dash on Sunday (August 23), clocking in at 38.15 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beiji

Robot smashes men's 400m world record at Beijing 'robot Olympics'

Robot smashes men's 400m world record at Beijing 'robot Olympics'

Robot "Tiangong" breaks men's 400m world record at 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing

Robot "Tiangong" breaks men's 400m world record at 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing

(SP)CHINA-BEIJING-WORLD HUMANOID ROBOT GAMES-LARGE GROUP 400M RACE

(260823) -- BEIJING, Aug. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Robot "Tiangong" (front) competes during the Large Group 400m race of the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 23, 2026. Robot "Tiangong" clocked 38.15 seconds, a time faster than the men's 400m world record set by humans. The men's 400m world record of 43.03 seconds was established by South African athlete Wayde van Niekerk at the 2016 Rio Oly