A Humanoid Robot Ran 100 Meters Faster Than Usain Bolt

This original rap MV turns a same-day Reuters report into a race-night thought experiment. Tiangong Ultra ran 100 meters in 8.64 seconds, compared with Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second human world record, and Reuters reported an average speed of almost 42 kph. 1

The headline number has a limit. The report says the robot waited almost a full second before moving in its first record run, took more than 50 steps versus Bolt’s 41, and later crashed into a padded wall after holding speed through the finish. Reuters points to turning, deceleration, and independent decisions as harder tests for what comes next. 1