Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games

The Hindu reports that a humanoid robot at the Beijing robot games ran the hundred-meter sprint in nine point three nine seconds, beating Usain Bolt's human record of nine point five eight seconds. The same report says a humanoid robot also reached two point eight eight meters in the standing high jump, surpassing Javier Sotomayor's record of two point four five meters. The source does not provide further details about the robots or the event.

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