Re:Humanoid robots beat human records in the 100m, half-mara...
by tazlor on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @03:56PM
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And also the 400m and 1500m.
In the 100-meter sprint, a humanoid robot achieved a result of 9.39 seconds, beating the human record of 9.58 seconds set by Jamaica's Bolt in 2009.
In a standing high jump [note: no running start or fosbury flop], a humanoid robot was able to reach 2.88 meters, well above the 0.95-meter best result by a humanoid in last year's first edition of the games. It surpassed the human high jump record of 2.45 meters set by Cuba's Javier Sotomayor in 1993.
Both robots were from Beijing-based X-Humanoid.
Before the opening, a humanoid robot from Chinese smartphone company Honor completed a 100-meter sprint in a record of 9.32 seconds during a trial of the games, the company said, at a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second.
Re:Humanoid robots beat human records in the 100m, half-mara...
by totallygeeky on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @04:37PM
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I don't understand why we're supposed to be impressed by these achievements. We've made mechanical things that can outdo humans for decades, putting it into the form factor of humanoid does nothing for it.
Re:Humanoid robots beat human records in the 100m, half-mara...
by robotresearcher on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @05:00PM
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The form factor of a humanoid is enormously difficult to achieve human level or better performance. This is progress. Just the energy storage and compact high torque motors are very challenging, and that’s before the control problem.
Humans and other animals are incredibly efficient machines.
Why care about this form factor? Because the human-built world is built for it. Workplaces, hospitals, homes, public infrastructure all accommodate this form factor.
In the 100-meter sprint, a humanoid robot achieved a result of 9.39 seconds, beating the human record of 9.58 seconds set by Jamaica's Bolt in 2009.
In a standing high jump [note: no running start or fosbury flop], a humanoid robot was able to reach 2.88 meters, well above the 0.95-meter best result by a humanoid in last year's first edition of the games. It surpassed the human high jump record of 2.45 meters set by Cuba's Javier Sotomayor in 1993.
Both robots were from Beijing-based X-Humanoid.
Before the opening, a humanoid robot from Chinese smartphone company Honor completed a 100-meter sprint in a record of 9.32 seconds during a trial of the games, the company said, at a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second.
Video of 400m and 1500m: https://v.redd.it/711tzveka5lh1
Video of high jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoqG2wlzRAM
Now do the pole vault!
Humans and other animals are incredibly efficient machines.
Why care about this form factor? Because the human-built world is built for it. Workplaces, hospitals, homes, public infrastructure all accommodate this form factor.