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Robots Break Human 100m and 400m Marks at Beijing Humanoid Games

Demonstrations show rapid Chinese-led engineering gains, expose stopping and durability faults, prompt U.S. import limits on some foreign-made humanoid models.

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Galbot robots teamed up with human tennis champions in doubles, adapting their movements and strategies to the fast-changing game.
A Chinese humanoid ⁠robot (in silver) ran the 100 metre in 9.32 seconds, beating the human world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt. Picture: X/@XHNews

Overview

  • Tiangong Ultra recorded a 9.39-second 100m preliminary run and a 38.15-second 400m final, both faster than the comparable human world marks in event conditions.
  • Honor’s prototype Lightning posted a reported 9.32-second trial time and reached about 14.5 meters per second in tests, underlining a rapid rise in robot sprint performance.
  • Multiple top robots failed to decelerate cleanly after finishes, with machines crashing into padded mats, collapsing and in at least one report catching fire, showing brakes, balance and durability remain unresolved.
  • The Games award full points to fully autonomous machines and include 51 events that mix athletic tests with scenario-based tasks meant to preview logistics, hospitality and assembly uses.
  • China’s state-backed funding and an integrated domestic supply chain are fast-tracking iteration across hundreds of teams, and U.S. regulators have already moved to restrict imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots on national-security grounds, reshaping near-term markets.