Chinese Humanoid Robot Breaks Usain Bolt's 100m World Record

A humanoid robot named Lightning, developed by Honor, completed a 100-meter sprint in 9.32 seconds, surpassing the 9.58-second human world record set by Usain Bolt in 2009.

The robot reached a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second during a test event for the second World Humanoid Robot Games held in Beijing.

Researchers recently lengthened the robot's legs by 10 cm to 1.05 meters, building on its previous success in the April Beijing half marathon, which it finished in 50 minutes and 26 seconds.