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ICE plans to spend up to $2M on robot dogs

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (374+ words) The four-legged robots are equipped with cameras and Wi-Fi connectivity and can travel at speeds of up to about 5 feet per second Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend up to $2 million on robotic “dogs,” according to federal records. A…...

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independent.co.uk > news > china-beijing-sparks-b3039871.html

A robot sprinter shatters a 100-meter record again as sparks fly at China’s robot competition

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (180+ words) A robot sprinter broke another 100-meter record Wednesday at a showcase of China’s growing technological prowess. The record ended China’s five-day World Humanoid Robot Games, in its second year in Beijing, in which more than 2,000 humanoid robots competed in Olympics-style…...

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independent.co.uk > news > chinese-usain-bolt-peoples-daily-china-b3039045.html

A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (211+ words) 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. The race was part of China’s World Humanoid Robot Games, an Olympic-style competition now…...

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independent.co.uk > voices > world-humanoid-robot-games-beijing-usain-bolt-record-100m-b3038872.html

I fear the World Humanoid Robot Games just altered our future

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (756+ words) The extraordinary sight of a robot breaking Usain Bolt’s sprint record is a new milestone in the rapid march of AI technology that could render obsolete far more than just Olympic world records, says Sean O’Grady This week, a robot…...

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independent.co.uk > voices > world-humanoid-games-beijing-usain-bolt-record-100m-b3038872.html

I fear the World Humanoid Games just altered our future

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (756+ words) The extraordinary sight of a robot breaking Usain Bolt’s sprint record is a new milestone in the rapid march of AI technology that could render obsolete far more than just Olympic world records, says Sean O’Grady This week, a robot…...

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independent.co.uk > tv > news > robot-olympics-tug-war-video-b3038794.html

Robots crash to ground in tug-of-war at 2026 World Humanoid Games

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (654+ words) Humanoid robots participated in a tug-of-war competition at the 2026 World Humanoid Games in China on Tuesday (25 August). Teams of two robots on each side faced off, pulling on a rope in a test of power, stability and coordination. Crowds watched…...

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independent.co.uk > tech > robot-games-usain-bolt-record-100m-b3038207.html

‘Lightning’ the robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m world record in Beijing

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (498+ words) The robot named Lightning also finished first in the 21-kilometer Beijing half marathon in April A humanoid robot has completed a 100-meter sprint in 9.32 seconds, beating the world record set by sprinter Usain Bolt. Named Lightning, the machine attained a…...

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Humanoid robots sprint, play soccer and set records at Beijing games, in photos

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (78+ words) More than 2,000 humanoid robots run, play table tennis and soccer, and are setting records at the ongoing World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, highlighting China’s rapid advances in robotics amid a tech race with the United States. More than 2,000 humanoid…...

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independent.co.uk > tv > news > robot-smash-usain-bolt-record-b3037731.html

Humanoid robot smashes Usain Bolt’s 100m record at Beijing’s ‘robot Olympics’

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (691+ words) A humanoid robot has shattered Usain Bolt’s 100m sprint record at the second annual World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. Having trailed in second for most of the race, the Team Tianzhuo-developed bot ate up the last 20 metres to take gold,…...

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Robot beats Usain Bolt??€??s 100m world record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (504+ words) The robot named Lightning also finished first in the 21-kilometer Beijing half marathon in April in 50 minutes and 26 seconds A humanoid robot has completed a 100-meter sprint in 9.32 seconds, beating the world record set by sprinter Usain Bolt. Named Lightning,…...