00:00China's humanoid robot Tiangong Ultra
00:02sprinted 100 meters in 8.86 seconds
00:06at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.
00:10The new mark beats its own 9.39 second time
00:14set earlier in the competition.
00:17Tiangong's run is faster than Usain Bolt's
00:209.58 second human world record from 2009.
00:25The robot was developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot
00:29Innovation Center. More than 2,000 robots
00:32from 666 teams are competing in 51 events
00:37including football, dancing and industrial
00:40challenges. Tiangong won last year's 100
00:44meter race in 21.50 seconds showing
00:49dramatic improvement in just one year.
00:52After crossing the finish line the robot
00:54crashed into a safety mat and briefly
00:57emitted smoke from its torso. Organizers
01:00say Tiangong has already surpassed four
01:03human world records including the 100 meters,
01:07400 meters, 1500 meters and high jump.
01:12China is investing heavily in humanoid
01:15robotics as a key industry for
01:17manufacturing, logistics and AI powered services.
