Robot competition: Chinese robot undercuts world record over 100 meters
A robot from China sprints the 100 meters faster than Usain Bolt at the start of a world championship. The race in Peking causes excitement. China has big goals in robotics.
A robot named X-Humanoid from the Chinese team ran the 100m sprint in 9.39 seconds, beating Usain Bolt's record of 9.58 seconds, at the World Humanoid Robot Games in China. Another robot, "Blitz" from Chinese smartphone maker Honor, had previously achieved a time of 9.32 seconds. The games, which will feature over 2,000 robots from 16 countries, will continue until August 26 in the Olympic ice rink in Beijing.
The robots will compete in 51 disciplines, including long jump, weightlifting, and table tennis, as well as everyday scenarios like household tasks and rescue operations. China's government has identified the development of embodied artificial intelligence as a key industry for the future.
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