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Chinese robot Tiangong clocks sub-9 second 100 metres in Beijing
Tiangong Ultra’s run capped a five-day showcase of 2,000 robots from 666 teams, highlighting advances in mobility, balance and control.
- 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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