X-Humanoid robot clocks 9.39 seconds over 100 meters
A humanoid robot built by Beijing based X-Humanoid completed a 100 meter sprint in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, according to CBS News. The reported time was faster than Usain Bolt’s 9.58 second human record, set in 2009.
The result came with an important mechanical caveat. Footage showed the competing robots running into a cushion and falling at the finish rather than braking under control. They were then carried away on stretchers. A separate X-Humanoid robot reportedly cleared 2.88 meters in a standing high jump, compared with Javier Sotomayor’s 2.45 meter human record from 1993.
The published account does not identify either robot model or provide dimensions, power specifications, autonomy details, timing methodology or start protocol. Without those details, the sprint is best treated as an event result rather than a reproducible locomotion benchmark. Controlled stopping is also a core part of useful high speed mobility, particularly around people and industrial equipment.
The competition opened on Aug. 22, 2026, and included running, table tennis and soccer. Organizers said more than 2,000 humanoid robots were participating. The event also exposed uneven reliability across the field, with CBS reporting that some robots tripped, broke apart or caught fire during competitions.
Source: cbsnews.com
