Usain Bolt
Coverage of Usain Bolt in the Nexus archive.
- At Olympics-like event, Chinese robots smash athletic records set by humans — including Usain Bolt’s 100-meter sprint time
At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, Chinese humanoid robots broke human athletic records, such as Usain Bolt’s 100-meter sprint time of 9.58 seconds and Javier Sotomayor’s high jump record of 2.45 meters. The event demonstrates China's rapid progress in robotics technology, amid geopolitical tensions that include the U.S. banning foreign-made humanoid robot imports citing national security reasons.
- Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games
At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, Chinese humanoid robots achieved record-breaking feats. Specifically, these robots set records by beating Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint time and also excelled at high jump.
- Unitree unveils a robot it says can run faster than Usain Bolt ahead of its IPO
Unitree unveiled its new "Superman" humanoid robot, which the company claims can reach 12.66 meters per second and jump two meters vertically, surpassing Usain Bolt's world records for running and high jumping. This unveiling is taking place ahead of Unitree's much-anticipated $9 billion IPO listing in Shanghai. The article notes that the nascent humanoid robot market is a rapidly accelerating sector.