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Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games

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Chinese humanoid robots shattered human records in the opening day of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday, including beating Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint world record. More than 2,000 humanoid robots participated in the five-day event, which is China's rapid progress in advanced robotics. The U.S. has been critical of China's advances, recently banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots citing national security reasons.

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