China’s Record Robotic Strides Show the Limits of Human Speed
Tiangong Ultra overtook Honor Lightning in the final after robots beat Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second record and crashed into a padded wall.
- On August 26, China's Tiangong Ultra humanoid robot won the 100-meter sprint at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, finishing in 8.64 seconds and surpassing Usain Bolt's 9.58-second world record.
- Developers redesigned the robot's torso and waist to cut weight while upgrading control software and motors, enabling an almost superhuman cadence of shorter, faster steps, according to Guo Yijie, a manager in the humanoid innovation department.
- The robot reached speeds of almost 42 kph but lacked stopping ability, crashing into a padded wall at full speed. Biomechanics expert Matt Bundle at the University of Montana noted, "It's going to be able to keep going" without muscle fatigue.
- Humanoids struggle with balance at high strides; Parunchaya Jamkrajang, a sports scientist at Thailand's Mahidol University, warned, "They try to increase speed, but if the stride becomes too wide, they will fall."
- Researchers are shifting focus beyond speed toward commercial applications like household chores and warehouse logistics, using event data on thermal management and AI capabilities to help robots adapt to real-world environments.
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China's record robotic strides show the limits of human speed
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China's Tiangong Ultra breaks 100m world record, exposing human speed limits
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China’s record robotic strides show the limits of human speed
By Eduardo Baptista and Ju-min Park BEIJING, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A made-in-China humanoid shattered Usain Bolt’s world record time in the 100-metre sprint this week, a milestone in the development of robots that can match, and even surpass, human achiev...
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