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Approximately 2,000 humanoid robots competed at the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, with robot Lightning running 100 meters in 9.32 seconds to beat Usain Bolt’s human world record of 9.58 seconds, while football, boxing, and weightlifting events produced a stream of spectacular failures alongside the milestones.
Unitree Robotics has unveiled Superman, a new humanoid robot that achieves a standing jump of over 2 meters – exceeding the human world record of 1.90 meters – and a top speed of 12.66 meters per second, surpassing Usain Bolt’s peak of 12.42 meters per second, developed in just over three months.
The second World Humanoid Robot Games opens in Beijing on August 22 with 666 teams and 2,056 robots from 16 countries, quadrupling robot participation from the inaugural 2025 event, with new events including weightlifting, long jump, and table tennis alongside expanded real-world scenario competitions.
