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A Chinese Humanoid Robot Sets a New 100-Meter Sprint Record at Beijing Games

The robot lowered its own mark by more than 0.5 seconds and beat Usain Bolt’s human record by 0.72 seconds, organizers said.

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A Chinese humanoid robot has set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing.

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A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese humanoid robot set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing on Tuesday, beating its robot competitors — and the fastest recorded human time.

·Toronto, Canada
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Al JazeeraAl Jazeera
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Chinese robot Tiangong clocks sub-9-second 100 metres in Beijing

Chinese robot seven-tenths of a ⁠second faster than the 9.58-second men's world record set by ​Usain Bolt in 100m.

·Doha, Qatar
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Al Jazeera broke the news in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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