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Chinese Humanoid Robots Beat Usain Bolt's 100m Record
Robots from X-Humanoid ran 9.39 seconds and jumped 2.88m at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, as US-China tech rivalry intensifies.
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Chinese humanoid robots ran 100 meters in 9.39 seconds on Saturday, beating the human world record of 9.58 seconds set by Usain Bolt in 2009. A robot from X-Humanoid also cleared 2.88 meters in the standing high jump, surpassing Javier Sotomayor's 2.45-meter record from 1993.
The performances came on the opening day of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, a five-day event with more than 2,000 robots competing across 51 events. The organizer said 16 countries, including Germany and the U.S., are participating.
The games open the same week as the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing, where companies showcased about 3,000 products including humanoid robots. China manufactures the majority of the world's humanoid robots, according to industry data.
The U.S. has tightened restrictions on Chinese robotics. The Federal Communications Commission last month banned imports of humanoid robots manufactured abroad, citing national security. The Pentagon added Unitree, a leading Chinese robot maker, to its list of companies with ties to the Chinese military. Beijing has rejected the accusations.