TIANGONG ULTRA ROBOT CUTS ITS 100M TIME FROM 21.50 S TO 9.39 S IN ONE YEAR

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Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center's Tiangong Ultra completed a 100-meter heat in 9.39 seconds, down from 21.50 seconds at last year's World Humanoid Robot Games. Honor's Lightning followed at 9.47 seconds after researchers lengthened its legs by 10 cm. A preparatory run reached 9.32 seconds and a 15.5 m/s peak speed. The results show a greater than 2× year-over-year improvement in full-size humanoid sprint performance.