Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint world record in humanoid bot games | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇨🇳 public China · Aug 24, 2026 · 192 words · By CBS News

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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.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: A humanoid robot has beaten Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China on Saturday.

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Claim 1: “A humanoid robot has beaten Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China on Saturday.”

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The claim is reported by two independent news sources (Flipboard and The Hindu) stating that Chinese humanoid robots beat Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. Additionally, Wikipedia confirms the existence of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Agility Robotics, Inc. is a privately held American humanoid robotics and engineering company. The company was founded in 2015 as a spin-off from Oregon State University and currently provides automat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agility_Robotics

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hangzhou Yushu Technology Co., Ltd., doing business as Unitree Robotics, is a robotics company based in Hangzhou, China. Founded by Wang Xingxing in August 2016, Unitree initially specialized in quadr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitree_Robotics

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Humanoid Robot Games (WHRG) is a competition featuring humanoid robots. It was first held in Beijing in August 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Humanoid_Robot_Games

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