Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m world record time

 The humanoid robot, named 'Lightning', clocked 9.32 seconds for the sprint, 0.26s faster than Usain Bolt's time.

The humanoid robot Lightning reached a peak speed of 14.5 metres per second, said the Honor smartphone company. (X pics)

ISLAMABAD:

A Chinese humanoid robot named “Lightning” has clocked 9.32 seconds for the 100-metre sprint, surpassing Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt’s human world record time of 9.58 seconds, China’s state broadcaster reported.

Chinese smart-device maker Honor said the robot reached a peak speed of 14.5 metres per second, demonstrating high-speed running capabilities ahead of the five-day World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

Lightning is expected to compete in the 100m, 400m and 1,500m events.

The event will feature humanoid robots competing in a range of sports, including long jump, weightlifting and table tennis, as teams from around the world showcase advances in robotics and artificial intelligence.

Bolt’s 9.58s record, set at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, remains the official human world record recognised by World Athletics. The robot’s reported time is not directly comparable to an athletic world record under human sporting rules. - FMT