Usain Bolt’s 100m record broken at World Humanoid Robot Games

Usain Bolt’s 100m record broken at World Humanoid Robot Games Chinese robot reaches peak speed of 14.5 metres per second to beat Bolt’s 100m record in Beijing, says state media. A humanoid robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor ran 100 metres (328ft) in 9.32 seconds, China’s state broadcaster has reported, beating the human world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt. The robot, dubbed Lightning, reached a peak speed of 14.5 metres (47.6ft) per second during a preparatory test event for the second World Humanoid Robot Games, which opened in Beijing on Saturday. Recommended Stories list of 4 items- list 1 of 4New boss Iraola aims to reignite Liverpool’s title push as season starts - list 2 of 4Premier League form guide: Ranking the title contenders for 2026-27 season - list 3 of 4What are the key talking points before Man Utd’s new season? What to know - list 4 of 4Premier League is back: All to know as the 2026-27 season kicks off 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. China has been promoting humanoid robots as a strategic emerging industry, with policymakers and companies betting that advances in AI and hardware will accelerate their deployment in manufacturing, logistics and consumer applications. Lightning also won the 21km (13-mile) Beijing half marathon in April in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, faster than the elite men’s human world-record pace. The robot stood 169cm (5.5ft) tall and had 95cm (3.1ft) legs at the half marathon. Researchers have since lengthened its legs by 10 cm to 1.05 metres (3.4ft) before the World Humanoid Robot Games, CCTV reported.