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Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record

ABC News (Australia)·August 22, 2026 at 1:38 PM+2

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A robot has beaten the 100 metres human world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt at this year's World Humanoid Robot Games.

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