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After outrunning Usain Bolt, China’s robot champion races towards real-world work
4+ day, 6+ 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, 7+ 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…...
Chinese robot Tiangong clocks sub-9 second 100 metres in Beijing
2+ week, 5+ day ago (412+ words) Published Aug 25, 2026, 11:03 PM BEIJING, Aug 25 - China's Tiangong Ultra humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 8.86 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Tuesday, lowering the 9.39-second mark it set at the event's opening. The time was more than seven-tenths…...
Robots can outrun humans, but can they plug in a cable?
3+ week, 1+ day ago (556+ words) The World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing combine events modelled on human sports with those designed to test the robots in simulated settings. Published Aug 23, 2026, 01:24 PM BEIJING - China’s humanoid robots have shown they can run quicker than the fastest humans....
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…...
No need to scan tickets: Tokyo train stations roll out facial recognition system
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (216+ words) Published Jul 15, 2026, 04:51 PM TOKYO – Automatic ticket gates that use facial recognition technology were introduced at the Tobu Tojo Line’s Ikebukuro and Kami-Itabashi stations in Japan’s capital on July 15. This marks the first such implementation on a Tokyo railway. The system…...
AI replaces Paul the Octopus for 2026 World Cup tips
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (446+ words) Published Jun 12, 2026, 08:40 PM PARIS - ChatGPT and Claude are betting on Spain. Le Chat from France’s Mistral reckons Les Bleus will clinch it. And China’s DeepSeek and Qwen have a fondness for Argentina. The 2026 World Cup is the first with widely…...
AI robot Ace makes history in table tennis
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (676+ words) Sony AI’s autonomous robot Ace fires a shot back to its human opponent, table tennis player Minami Ando. Published Apr 22, 2026, 11:05 PM Updated Apr 22, 2026, 11:59 PM TOKYO – An autonomous robot ping-pong player dubbed Ace has achieved a milestone for AI and robotics…...
How cloud technology is transforming the Olympic Games
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (148+ words) Every Olympic moment ever filmed is now searchable, retrievable and preserved. At Milano Cortina 2026, Alibaba Cloud made it possible A skier performs during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, where Alibaba Cloud technologies allowed broadcasters to recreate performances from multiple…...
Chinese humanoid robot’s three-day walk sets world record
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (231+ words) The 169cm AgiBot A2 set off from the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou on Nov 10, traversing highways and city streets before arriving in Shanghai. Published Nov 24, 2025, 05:43 PM SHANGHAI - A Chinese robot has stepped into the Guinness World Records after completing a three-day,…...