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Usain Bolt's 100m record broken at World Humanoid Robot Games
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Fusion42 · 23 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
A humanoid robot named Lightning developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor ran 100 metres in 9.32 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, breaking Usain Bolt’s human 100m record. China is promoting humanoid robotics as a strategic industry with advances accelerating deployment across manufacturing, logistics, and consumer applications.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Robotics, Drones & UAV, and 17 sources have reported it between 22 Aug 2026 and 28 Aug 2026.
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Your robotics product now competes not just with humans but with advanced humanoid robots hitting elite athletic performance. If you supply parts or software for human-like robots, this breakthrough demands you accelerate innovation or risk obsolescence.
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17 sources · first reported 22 Aug 2026 · latest 28 Aug 2026
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