Chinese robot beats Bolt's 100m record
China's humanoid robot 'Lightning' ran the 100-meter distance in 9.32 seconds, surpassing the world record for humans, which belongs to Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt.
Consensus
- A Chinese humanoid robot competed in a 100-meter sprint during events in Beijing.
- The event took place before the Second World Robot Games in Beijing.
- The robot's performance surpassed the human world record in the 100-meter sprint.
- Usain Bolt holds the current human world record of 9.58 seconds, set at the 2009 World Championships.
- The robot was developed by a Chinese brand, Honor.
- The robot achieved a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second during the sprint.
Points of divergence
- The robot is named Tiangong Ultra and was developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center. — kommersant
- The robot is named 'Lightning' and was developed by Honor. — vm
- The robot set a new record of 8.86 seconds in the final race at the World Robot Games in Beijing. — kommersant
- The robot completed the 100-meter sprint in 9.58 seconds during a test run, which is faster than Bolt's record. — vm
- The previous record by the same robot was 9.39 seconds in a preliminary race. — kommersant
- The robot previously completed a 21.1-kilometer run in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human marathon record. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- Chinese robot sets new record in 100-meter run — Коммерсантъ
- Chinese robot broke world record in 100-meter run. — BBC News Русская служба
- Chinese robot humanoid beat Usain Bolt's record in the 100-meter dash — Коммерсантъ
- Chinese robot beat Usain Bolt, running the 100 meters in 9.32 seconds — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Usain Bolt
- Beijing
- YouTube
- Sinhua
- BBC World Service
- Honor
- CCTV News
- Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center