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Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m world record at humanoid games

6 outlets 8 reports 98 hours World
theguardian.com2 aljazeera.com2 nbcnews.com bbc.co.uk cbsnews.com euronews.com
19 August 2026
09:49 theguardian.com first
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22 August 2026
12:25 theguardian.com +35h
Chinese robot runs 100m sprint quicker than Usain Bolt’s world record
13:30 aljazeera.com +1h
Usain Bolt’s 100m record broken at World Humanoid Robot Games
16:10 bbc.co.uk +2h
Watch: Moment robot attempts to beat Usain Bolt's 100m record
23 August 2026
05:16 aljazeera.com +13h
Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m world record at humanoid games
07:40 cbsnews.com +2h
Chinese humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt's sprint world record
11:59 euronews.com +4h
Chinese humanoid robot beats Bolt's 100-metre world record time
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