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China’s X-Humanoid Robots Break Sprint and High-Jump Records

8/22/2026

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China’s X-Humanoid robots broke human sprint and high-jump records at Beijing’s World Humanoid Robot Games.
An X-Humanoid ran 100 m in 9.39 seconds, beating Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second record.
Another X-Humanoid cleared 2.88 m in the high jump, surpassing Javier Sotomayor’s 2.45 m mark.
More than 2,000 robots from 16 countries contested 51 events over five days.
The games opened Aug. 22, 2026 at the National Speed Skating Oval, a 2022 Winter Olympics venue.

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China’s X-Humanoid robots broke human sprint and high-jump records at Beijing’s World Humanoid Robot Games.
An X-Humanoid ran 100 m in 9.39 seconds, beating Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second record.
Another X-Humanoid cleared 2.88 m in the high jump, surpassing Javier Sotomayor’s 2.45 m mark.
More than 2,000 robots from 16 countries contested 51 events over five days.
The games opened Aug. 22, 2026 at the National Speed Skating Oval, a 2022 Winter Olympics venue.