Humanoid robot beats usain bolt: 100 meters in 9.39 seconds
A Chinese humanoid robot broke Usain Bolt's 100m world record with a time of 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, marking a major milestone for bipedal robotics.
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First live-streamed human-robot doubles tennis match features galbot
At the WHRG'26 in Beijing, Galbot ET1 robots played the first live-streamed human-robot doubles tennis match with full autonomy.
300 kg horse robot: daxai challenges off-road logistics limits
DaxAI unveils a horse-like robot with 10-hour autonomy and 300kg payload at WRC'26.
$1,688 humanoid robot: nori a3 targets household chores
Nori Robotics launches the Nori A3, a US-assembled humanoid robot priced at $1,688 for household chores, shipping this fall.
Unitree unveils superman: the robot that runs faster than bolt
Unitree unveils Superman, a humanoid robot that sprints at 12.66 m/s and jumps over 2 meters, breaking human records in just three months of development.
Chinese robots with water cannons enter active rescue operations
DEEP Robotics equips X30 and Lynx M20 robots for emergency response, featuring 60-meter water cannons and equipment transport in high-risk scenarios.
Lg and nvidia: jetson thor-powered bipedal humanoid arrives in 2027
LG and Nvidia are co-developing a bipedal humanoid robot powered by Jetson Thor, slated for Q1 2027. The deal includes an 80 MW AI factory in South Korea.
Beijing hosts 2,056 humanoid robots: autonomy is now mandatory
Beijing hosts the second World Humanoid Robot Games with 2,056 robots from 16 nations. The event quadruples participation and mandates autonomous operation in new industrial scenarios.
The $25,000 chinese robot outperforming human influencers
The Unitree G1, a Chinese humanoid robot priced under $25,000, has become the world's most-followed digital influencer with billions of views.
China controls 97% of global humanoid robot shipments
China dominates the humanoid robot market with over 97% of global shipments in H1 2026. With 19,100 units delivered, the industry is projected to hit 60,000 by year-end.
Reads gauges with 93% accuracy: boston dynamics' spot powers first autonomous mine
Mariana Minerals deploys Boston Dynamics' Spot at the Copper One mine in Utah, leveraging Google DeepMind AI to achieve 93% accuracy in reading analog gauges for the first autonomous mine.
Beingbeyond mirrors human hands to solve the humanoid data drought
BeingBeyond is revolutionizing humanoid training by attaching robotic hands next to human ones, capturing high-fidelity motor and tactile data for its VLA models.
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