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  "title": "Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/chinese-humanoid-robots-smash-human-records-in-100m-sprint-and-high-2745992",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-23T08:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260823/p2g/00m/0sc/017000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Beijing hosted the opening day of the World Humanoid Robot Games, where Chinese humanoid robots shattered several human records, including the 100-meter sprint and the high jump. Over 2,000 humanoid robots participated in the five-day event, showcasing China's rapid advancements in robotics amid a technology race with the U.S. The games, held at the National Speed Skating Oval, featured 51 events with more than 1,000 competitions, including running, table tennis, and soccer. China currently manufactures the majority of the world's humanoid robots, while the U.S. has imposed scrutiny on Chinese robots, citing national security concerns. The U.S. recently added Chinese robot maker Unitree to its list of entities with suspected military ties. At the 100-meter sprint, a humanoid robot from X-Humanoid set a new record of 9.39 seconds, surpassing Usain Bolt's 2009 world record of 9.58 seconds. In the standing high jump, a X-Humanoid robot achieved a height of 2.88 meters, exceeding the previous human record of 2.45 meters set by Cuban Javier Sotomayor in 1993. While experts note that humanoid robots primarily serve demonstrations and research purposes, spectators were impressed by the robots' rapid progress and expressed excitement about the future of artificial intelligence.",
  "summary": "BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans, including beating Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint world record, on the opening day",
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