Opinion: What 9.39 seconds says about human ingenuity

NAMPA / Xinhua

2026-08-24

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- At the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday, China's Tien Kung Ultra humanoid robot clocked 9.39 seconds at the finish line, shattering the 9.58-second men's 100-meter world record set by Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt 17 years ago. The comparison is irresistible, though the two feats are hardly equivalent: Bolt shows how fast the human body can run; the robot shows how far human ingenuity can go.......

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