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After outrunning Usain Bolt, China’s robot champion races towards real-world work
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (954+ words) Jack Guo, an engineer who leads the development of TianGong Ultra, which outran Usain Bolt at the World Humanoid Robot Games in August. Published Sep 10, 2026, 08:07 AM Updated Sep 10, 2026, 09:09 AM BEIJING – A week after his robot outran humanity’s fastest man, Jack…...
After outrunning Bolt, China's robot champion races towards real-world work
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (919+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026, 08:07 AM BEIJING, Sept 10 - A week after his robot outran humanity's fastest man, Jack Guo is already chasing a harder goal. TianGong Ultra stunned spectators at the World Humanoid Robot Games when it covered 100 metres in 8.64 seconds, almost a…...
Robots take to Warsaw streets to protest rampant AI
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (404+ words) Robots, ranging from bipedal humanoids to dog-like quadripeds, are seen at a demonstration calling for AI regulation in front of the Polish digital affairs ministry in Warsaw on Sept 7, 2026. Published Sep 08, 2026, 03:49 AM WARSAW - Waving flags, “chanting” slogans, and marching in…...
Robots with ability to stop fights at prisons to be deployed from Oct: Singapore Prison Service
1+ week, 4+ day ago (481+ words) The robot, called Prisons Robot To Eradicate Conflicts and Threats (PROTECT), is a 157cm-tall, pepper spray-shooting machine that can patrol the prison grounds and detect fights. Published Sep 03, 2026, 07:30 PM Updated Sep 03, 2026, 07:32 PM SINGAPORE - When a fight breaks out in prison,…...
Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record
3+ week, 2+ day ago (191+ words) Published Aug 22, 2026, 06:42 PM Updated Aug 22, 2026, 07:03 PM BEIJING – A humanoid robot developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor ran 100m in 9.32 seconds, China’s state broadcaster reported on Aug 22, beating the human world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt. The robot, dubbed…...
Japan launches Gen AI pilot programme for civil servants
3+ week, 4+ day ago (400+ words) Published Aug 20, 2026, 03:03 PM Updated Aug 20, 2026, 03:07 PM TOKYO - The Japanese government has launched a large-scale pilot project for a generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) platform being developed in-house to support the work of civil servants. The project covers around 180,000 government employees,…...