A humanoid robot named Lightning Bolt ran 100 meters in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, edging Usain Bolt's record.

A Chinese humanoid robot set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing on Tuesday, beating its robot competitors — and the fastest recorded human time.

Galbot’s robot was rallying with human players during singles and mixed-doubles demonstrations, putting perception, balance, movement, and split-second decision-making into the same live test.