Honor robot outruns Bolt
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Honor's humanoid robot Lightning ran 100m in 9.32 seconds, beating Usain Bolt's 9.58-second record.
The feat marks rapid progress in humanoid robotics, with implications for AI and automation.
背景
Lightning, developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor, completed a 100-meter sprint in 9.32 seconds during a preparatory run for the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. This time is 0.26 seconds faster than Usain Bolt's human world record of 9.58 seconds set in 2009. The robot also won a Beijing half-marathon earlier in April. This achievement highlights significant advances in humanoid robotics, as just a year ago such robots struggled to finish a race.
来龙去脉
- Apr 2026Lightning won the Beijing half-marathon (21 km) in 50 minutes and 26 seconds.
- Aug 22, 2026Lightning ran 100 meters in 9.32 seconds in Beijing, surpassing Usain Bolt's world record, during a preparatory run for the World Humanoid Robot Games.
- Aug 22, 2026The second World Humanoid Robot Games opened in Beijing on Saturday evening, where technology companies and university groups showcase robot capabilities.
各方怎么说
- Official
- China's state broadcaster reported the record-breaking run, highlighting the achievement as a marker of progress in humanoid robotics.
- Analysts
- Experts see this as a big marker of progress in AI, noting that humanoid robots struggled to finish a race just last year.
- Caution
- Some note that the figures from similar robot claims, like Unitree's, have not been independently verified and are based on company demonstrations.
待核实
The exact conditions of the run (e.g., track, wind, measurement accuracy) are not detailed in the material. Also, Unitree's similar claims are based on company demonstration videos and have not been independently verified.