Chinese robot runs 100-meter dash faster than Usain Bolt

A Chinese humanoid robot called Tiangong Ultra ran 100 meters in 8.64 seconds at a robot competition in Beijing on August 25, 2026. That is faster than Usain Bolt's human world record of 9.58 seconds. At the first Games in 2025, the winning robot took 21.50 seconds. Over 2,000 robots from 666 teams competed.