World Robot Games in Beijing see humanoid robots outpace human records in sprint and track events, drawing crowds and underscoring China’s robotics ambitions.

A record-breaking 2,056 robots from 666 teams are competing in a diverse array of events at the second World Humanoid Robot Games, which opened in Beijing on Saturday.

Chinese humanoid robots have set records including beating Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

By Ma Si in Haikou and Yang Cheng in Beijing |

A Chinese humanoid robot named Tiangong Ultra ran 100 meters in 9.39 seconds. This impressive speed surpassed Usain Bolt's previous world record of 9.58 seconds. Another robot,…

China's humanoid robots are competing in sports and factory simulations. These robots demonstrated impressive speed, surpassing human world records in sprints. The games also…