China’s record robotic strides show the limits of human speed

In its final and fastest run, China’s Tiangong Ultra humanoid ran 100 m in 8.64 seconds, blazing past Bolt’s 9.58-second human world record. That ‌amounts to an average speed for the robot of almost 42 kph (26 mph).

A made-in-China humanoid shattered Usain Bolt’s world record time in the 100-metre sprint this week, a milestone in the development of robots that can match, and even surpass, human achievements.