Humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt's 100-meter world record in pre-race test

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22/8/2026 FTS 12.30 A humanoid robot named "lightning" has clocked 9.32 seconds in a 100-meter test in Beijing, beating Usain Bolt's world record of 9.58 seconds. teleSUR   These and more stories now! 🌐Join teleSUR's community and be part of a space where your ideas matter. https://chat.whatsapp.com/KLABTE41aSj3ioYabXQQ6K 🗣 Don't be left behind, join teleSUR's Channel https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va98Z437Noa2tjytCt1N Web💬 https://www.telesurenglish.net/ X🧶 https://twitter.com/telesurenglish Instagram 📸 https://www.ins tagram.com/telesurenglish/?hl=es Facebook 📱 https://www.facebook.com/teleSUREnglishOfficial Youtube ⏯ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmuTmpLY35O3csvhyA6vrkg Tiktok👌🏼 https://www.tiktok.com/@telesurenglish?_t=8hMLCY0a6z7&_r=1

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00:08A humanoid robot named Lightning has clocked 9.32 seconds in a 100-meter test in Beijing,

00:16beating Usain Bolt's world record of 9.58 seconds. The test took place Saturday as the

00:232026 World Humanoid Robot Games opened at Beijing's National Speed Skating Oval,

00:28Developed by Honor's team, Lightning reached a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second. A robot

00:35previously won this year's Beijing E-Town Humanoid Robot Half Marathon. More than 2,000 robots from

00:44666 teams across 16 countries and 6 continents are taking part in the five-day competition. Lightning

00:51will compete in the 100-meter, 400-meter and 1,500-meter races, as developers put greater

00:58emphasis on speed, outturn, most performance and stability.

01:05We extended the leg length by 10 centimeters to increase stride length and boost speed. The

01:11joint modules were also upgraded for greater torque and faster response times.

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