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Watch: Moment humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m record
The robot ran the distance in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.
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Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m world record at humanoid games
A Chinese humanoid robot ran 100m in 9.39 seconds, beating Usain Bolt’s 9.58 second world record.
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Chinese robot runs 100m sprint quicker than Usain Bolt’s world record
Lightning the humanoid robot clocks 9.32sec in Beijing Quicker than 9.58sec men’s world record set 17 years ago A robot named Lightning has run the 100m in 9.32 seconds, beating the human world record, China’s state broadcaster has reported.
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At Olympics-like event, Chinese robots smash athletic records set by humans — including Usain Bolt’s 100-meter sprint time
At a 100-meter sprint, a humanoid robot achieved a result of 9.39 seconds, beating the human record of 9.58 seconds set by the Jamaican athlete in 2009.
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Robot horse and rider steal the spotlight at Chinese conference
More than 300 companies are showcasing the latest advances in robotics at the five-day event in Beijing, China, organisers say.
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Chinese company flexes dominance in robotics space with splashy stock market debut
The Chinese robotics company Unitree, known for its highly advanced humanoid robots, made a tremendous debut on Shanghai's stock market. The company is considered an industry leader in robotics.
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On this day in space! Aug. 22, 1963: X-15 sets world altitude record
On this day in space! Aug. 22, 1963: U.S. Air Force Captain Joe Walker flew an X-15 rocket plane higher than any pilot had ever flown before.
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