Honor's robot Lightning smashes Usain Bolt 100m record in Beijing
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Usain Bolt's legendary 100-meter sprint record just got smashed, not by a human, but by a robot.
At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, Honor's humanoid robot Lightning clocked an incredible 9.32 seconds, beating Bolt's famous 9.58 seconds from 2009.
2,056 humanoids were involved/participating this year, and Lightning's win is a big moment for tech and sports fans alike.
MirrorMe's Jin Yongbin calls for collaboration
China's robotics scene is booming thanks to companies like Honor and MirrorMe. MirrorMe's robot Bolt also showed off impressive speed at the games.
As MirrorMe's Chief Technology Office of MirrorMe Technology, Jin Yongbin, put it, events like these are all about collaboration, helping everyone push technology further, faster.