However, it is not a human. Tiangong Ultra, which was developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, was not the only humanoid robot that defeated Bolt’s record. Usain Bolt’s record of completing a 100 metre race in 9.58 seconds has been a long-standing achievement in the world of athletics but it looks like the celebrated athlete now has a challenger. At the ongoing World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, a Chinese humanoid robot completed 100 metres in 9.39 seconds in a preliminary heat, beating the men’s world record held by Bolt. Smartphone maker Honor’s Lightning, who finished second in the same race, completed the 100 metres in 9.47 seconds. The results showed a huge improvement from the last edition of the games when Tiangong Ultra won the 100-metre race with a timing of 21.50 seconds.
On the human’s side of the E-Town half-marathon, China’s Zhao Haijie took the men’s title in one hour, seven minutes, and 47 seconds, while his compatriot Wang Qiaoxia was crowned in the women’s race with 1:18:06.
“The setting of coefficients aims to guide and encourage the research and development of autonomous navigation, which represents a technological foundation for humanoid robots to be applied in more scenarios in our daily life towards the future,” Liang Liang, deputy secretary-general of the Chinese Institute of Electronics said.
