Chinese robot Tiangong clocks sub-9 second 100 metres in Beijing
Tiangong Ultra’s win capped five days of robot races and tests, as more than 2,000 machines from 666 teams competed in Beijing.
- On Tuesday, a Tiangong Ultra humanoid robot set a new 100m sprint record of 8.86 seconds during the World Humanoid Robot Games at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, surpassing the fastest recorded human time.
- The World Humanoid Robot Games, now in its second year in Beijing, serves as a showcase for China's rapid advances in robotics amid an intensifying technology rivalry with the United States.
- This 8.86-second sprint mark beat the previous robot record of 9.39 seconds set on Saturday, while also surpassing the men's 100m world record of 9.58 seconds, set by Jamaican Usain Bolt in 2009.
- After crossing the finish line, the robot crashed into a padded barrier and caught fire, an incident Dennis Hong, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, noted illustrates the difficulty of maintaining balance and control at high speeds.
- While the Games feature over 1,300 competitions and 2,000 robots, China's official newspaper noted on Monday that "'Housekeeper' and 'caregiver' robots are still in the pilot and validation phase," emphasizing ongoing innovation focus.
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Tiangong Ultra sets 100m record as World Humanoid Robot Games close
The second World Humanoid Robot Games concluded in Beijing on Wednesday after five days of competition, with Tiangong Ultra providing one of the highlights by winning the large-size robot 100-meter race in a Games-record 8.64 seconds.Developed by the
The robots divide people – at least as far as the best time is concerned over 100 meters. A model from China succeeds in a new record. It is already the third during the five-day robot competitions in Beijing.
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