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Unitree Robotics’ humanoid robot H1 can sprint at up to 10 meters per second, a pace that is close to Usain Bolt’s 100-meter world record of 9.58 seconds set in 2009 (Bolt’s average speed was about 10.44 m/s). The H1’s total thigh-and-shin length is 80 cm and it weighs about 62 kg.
At the Yabuli 2026 Business Forum, Unitree Robotics CEO Wang Xingxing said humanoid robots could break the 10-second mark in the 100-meter dash by mid-2026, surpassing Bolt’s speed, according to Securities Times.
Online reactions highlighted the robot’s acceleration and sprinting ability. On Sina Weibo, a user identified as “Candiceqin” said it is about to “take off,” while another user, “Jerry-Qixing,” commented that “an amateur has become professional.” On X, the clip has been viewed more than 270,000 times to date, with users describing the development as a shift from “robots can walk” to “robots can beat Olympic athletes.”
Running is a key performance metric for Chinese humanoid-robot makers. In the World Humanoid Robot Olympics 2025, TiEN Kung Ultra—developed by the National and Local AI Innovation Center for Humanoid Robots in China—won the 100-meter race with a time of 21.50 seconds, beating Unitree’s H1, according to Xinhua.
TiEN Kung Ultra also won the humanoid half-marathon with a time of around 2 hours 40 minutes on April 19, 2025.
Another Chinese company, MirrorMe, unveiled a full-size humanoid robot named Bolt on February 2, 2026. Bolt stands 175 cm tall and weighs 75 kg, and is said to reach a maximum speed of 10 meters per second.
On April 19 this year, the second edition of the humanoid half-marathon will take place. From Saturday evening to Sunday dawn, more than 70 teams began trials on the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Zone track, and analysts expect multiple humanoid robots to compete.
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