Yan ZhuangAug 25, 2026 – 10.01amIn 2009, Usain Bolt set the men’s 100-metre dash world record of 9.58 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin. On Saturday, a humanoid robot developed by Chinese company X-Humanoid beat that record by 0.19 seconds, according to Chinese state media.The robot ended its sprint by slamming full speed into a padded wall, falling down and being carried away by human assistants.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
A Chinese robot can run faster than Usain Bolt. So what?
China’s humanoid robots are achieving superhuman feats of athleticism. But how that translates into the real world is still an open question, experts say.
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