Watch the moment humanoid robot beat Usain Bolt's 100m record

A robot has outperformed humans by running faster than Usain Bolt's 100m sprint world record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in China.

The humanoid robot, developed by the Beijing Innovation Centre of Humanoid Robotics, ran the distance in 9.39 seconds at the event.

Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Bolt set the world record for humans in 2009, running 100m in 9.58 seconds.

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The robot beat two others including one made by Chinese smartphone maker Honor - which the manufacturer says ran the distance in 9.32 seconds in a test run.

The second edition of the World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off in China on Saturday, August 22, 2026.

The competition will run for five days and has already included a robot running faster than Usain Bolt's 100m sprint world record.

Elsewhere at the event in Beijing, a robot performed Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic 'Siuuu' celebration on the football pitch and droids took part in synchronised marching at its opening ceremony.

Robots have also been competing in events including boxing, high jump and table tennis.

Watch the video below:

WATCH: Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record on the opening day of the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. Read more here: https://t.co/aHbmKfOG3h pic.twitter.com/Ft0GZWbyBs

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