Robots Tackle Tough 400m Obstacle Race at World Humanoid Robot Games

It took down Usain Bolt’s record in the heats on Saturday, clocking a 9.39-second dash and shaving 0.19 seconds off the Jamaican superstar’s time, which remains unbeaten by humans since 2009.

With athletic performance steadily improving, robotics entrepreneurs emphasized the necessity to translate robotic prowess into real-world productivity.

The Tiangong team struck again on Sunday, claiming victory in the 400 metres final for both the small and large humanoid categories, the latter smashing a 2016 Olympic world record in the process.

The prediction comes as China is hosting the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, where more than 2,000 robots from over 600 teams representing 16 countries are competing in events designed to test speed, strength, balance and coordination, CBS News reported.