Watch incredible moment robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record at World Humanoid Robot Games
Humanoid robot Tiangong Ultra ran the 100m in 9.39 seconds - beating Usain Bolt’s record of 9.58 seconds.
A video shows the moment a robot beat Usain Bolt's 100m sprint world record at the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.
The Beijing Innovation Centre of Humanoid Robotics developed humanoid robot Tiangong Ultra - which ran the 100m in 9.39 seconds.
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt set the men’s 100m world record in 2009, running the distance in 9.58 seconds.
Another robot, Lightning, developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor, finished in 9.47 seconds - also beating Bolt’s record.
The first World Humanoid Robot Games was held last year and featured more than 500 humanoid robots competing in 26 events.
This year’s World Humanoid Robot Games features 2,056 robots competing in 51 events, including boxing and table tennis, but also household tasks like folding clothes.
The results of the 2026 100m were a big improvement on last year’s times, when Tiangong Ultra won the race in 21.50 seconds.