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The World Humanoid Robot Games concluded in Beijing on August 26, drawing over 600 teams and more than 2,000 robots from China and 15 other countries. Highlights included the Tiangong Ultra robot completing a 100-meter dash in 8.86 seconds and Honor's Lightning robot finishing in 9.47 seconds, alongside newer challenges testing fine manipulation skills like using tweezers.
At the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing (August 22-26), robots competing in a 100-meter sprint and standing high jump beat human world records set by Usain Bolt and others, marking a jump from last year's event where they trailed human performance. Some sprinting robots couldn't stop in time, crashing into barriers, falling, and in a few cases breaking apart with sparks or catching fire, while separate tasks like hanging laundry showed robots still moving far slower than humans.
Ollobot argues that early companion robots from 2017 relied on simple voice commands and novelty, causing many to be abandoned once their appeal faded and some manufacturers shut down. The company is now framing a new generation of robots built with psychological research and clinical insight, aiming to shift from reactive gadgets to proactive, ever-present companions for isolated groups like elderly adults living alone and children separated from migrant parents.
At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, the Tiangong Ultra robot ran a preliminary 100-meter heat in 9.39 seconds, beating Honor's Lightning robot (9.47s) and outpacing Usain Bolt's 9.58-second world record. Both robots crashed into padding at the finish line, with some needing human assistance to be carried off, and the event is part of a multi-day competition featuring soccer, table tennis, boxing and other robotic sports through August 26.
At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, the bipedal robot Tiangong Ultra completed a 100-meter dash in 9.39 seconds during a preliminary heat, edging past Honor's Lightning robot at 9.47 seconds and beating Usain Bolt's 2009 human record of 9.58 seconds. Tiangong Ultra also posted a 400-meter time of 38.16 seconds, faster than Wayde van Niekerk's 2016 world record.
At Beijing's second World Humanoid Robot Games, the Tiangong Ultra robot ran a preliminary 100-meter heat in 9.39 seconds, faster than Usain Bolt's 9.58-second human record, and beat Honor's Lightning robot, which finished in 9.47 seconds. Many competitors, including the winners, crashed into padding or needed human help afterward, though the times mark a big jump from last year's 21.5-second winning run.
At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, the bipedal robot Tiangong Ultra clocked a 9.39-second 100-meter sprint, edging out Honor's Lightning at 9.47 seconds and both beating Usain Bolt's 2009 world record of 9.58 seconds. Neither robot could stop cleanly, with each crashing into padded foam barriers past the finish line.