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Humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt with 9.39 seconds

8/25/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Tiangong Ultra humanoid robot ran 100 m in 9.39 seconds, beating Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second record.
More than 2,000 humanoid robots from 666 teams competed at Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval.
A humanoid robot achieved a standing high jump of 2.88 meters, surpassing the human record of 2.45 meters.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission banned imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots for national-security reasons.

History

Historical Context

Beginning in 1966 with SRI’s Shakey project and expanding through DARPA’s 1984 Autonomous Land Vehicle program, the agency launched the first long-distance driverless race on March 13 2004 in the Mojave Desert, offering a $1 million prize. Although no vehicle finished, Stanford’s Stanley completed the 212-km 2005 course in 6 hours 53 minutes, proving rapid progress and shaping today’s autonomous-vehicle research.

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Story summary

Tiangong Ultra humanoid robot ran 100 m in 9.39 seconds, beating Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second record.
More than 2,000 humanoid robots from 666 teams competed at Beijing’s National Speed Skating Oval.
A humanoid robot achieved a standing high jump of 2.88 meters, surpassing the human record of 2.45 meters.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission banned imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots for national-security reasons.

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