Robot Beats Bolt in 8.86 Seconds | Dover News

Dover News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 25, 2026 · 1m

A humanoid robot just shattered the 100-meter dash record with an 8.86-second sprint in Beijing—faster than Usain Bolt’s world record—during China’s high-energy World Humanoid Robot Games, where over 2,000 robots compete in everything from table tennis to ballroom dancing and real-world tasks like hotel service. The robot even tumbled at the finish line, sparking a wild moment—but that didn’t stop it from becoming the fastest human-made runner ever. With rapid improvements and massive scale, China’s robotics scene is accelerating innovation, pushing toward smarter, more capable machines—even…