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Robot beats fastest human on Earth’s 100m record

CBC News · August 24, 2026 at 12:25 p.m.

Robot beats fastest human on Earth’s 100m record

A humanoid robot beat retired Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt’s time in the 100-metre dash by a hair at the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games on Aug.

22.

It was just one feat of robot athleticism on display during the four-day event.

Bolt still holds the title as fastest person in the world after setting the record during the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin.

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Robot beats fastest human on Earth’s 100m record

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