# Humanoid robots smash human athletic records at Beijing games

https://mins.news/en/item/30173

- China News Service, 2026-08-24 03:14 UTC
- Tech
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2026-08-24/detail-ihfimvaz1916098.shtml

> Humanoid robots set new marks at the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, where 666 teams and 2,056 robots from 16 countries and regions are competing. A Tianzhuo team robot ran 100 meters in 9.39 seconds, beating Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second record, while Beijing’s Tien Kung Ultra cleared 2.8843 meters in the standing high jump.

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