{
  "id": 2831373,
  "title": "Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100-meter world record, sprinting in 9.39 seconds at World Humanoid Robot Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/chinese-robot-beats-usain-bolts-100-meter-world-record-sprinting-in-9",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-23T17:35:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/article/chinese-robot-beats-usain-bolts-100-meter-world-record-sprinting-in-939-seconds-at-world-humanoid-robot-games-173509467.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At the World Humanoid Robot Games held in Beijing, China, a robot built by Chinese company X-Humanoid shattered the 100-meter sprint world record, which had previously been held by Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. X-Humanoid completed the 100-meter race in an astonishing 9.39 seconds, surpassing Bolt's record of 9.58 seconds set in 2009. The robot's triumph was the result of a thrilling competition where more than 2,000 humanoid robots representing 16 countries participated in a variety of athletic challenges, including weightlifting, table tennis, and soccer. Among its other feats, the X-Humanoid robot also set a new record for the standing high jump, leaping to a height of 2.88 meters, which surpassed the previous record of 2.45 meters set by Cuban athlete Javier Sotomayor in 1993. Despite its record-breaking performance, the robot's celebration was short-lived as it crashed into a cushion at the track's turn, resulting in its subsequent disintegration.",
  "summary": "The World Humanoid Robot Games feature more than 2,000 robots from 16 countries competing in events such as sprinting, weightlifting and tug of war.",
  "key_points": [
    "Chinese robot X-Humanoid breaks Usain Bolt's 100m world record",
    "Robot completes 100m sprint in 9.39 seconds, faster than Bolt's 9.58",
    "X-Humanoid also sets new standing high jump record at 2.88 meters"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}