A humanoid robot named Lightning, made by Chinese company Honor, ran 100 meters in 9.32 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, breaking Usain Bolt's world record. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing BBC News.
According to Honor, the thin black-and-red robot Lightning covered the distance in 9.32 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.
Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Bolt set the world record for humans in 2009, running 100m in 9.58 seconds.
Other events at the robot games, which started on Saturday, include boxing and football, but also household tasks like folding laundry.
More than 2,000 robots from 16 countries are expected to compete in the games. The event comes as China showcases its heavy investment in robotics.