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Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint world record in humanoid bot games
A humanoid robot has beaten Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China on Saturday.
TL;DR
- A humanoid robot beat Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record with a time of 9.39 seconds.
- The robot also broke the standing high jump record, reaching 2.88 meters.
- The World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing featured over 2,000 robots competing in sports.
- The event aims to demonstrate China's progress in advanced robotics development.
- US bans imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots citing national security, targeting China.
- Some experts believe the technology is still primarily for demonstrations and will take time for mass deployment.