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Humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 204 words
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Claim 1: “Dozens of humanoids and their human operators competed in events from athletics and boxing to football and martial arts.”
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Independent reports from France 24 and other web search results confirm that dozens of humanoids and operators competed in a variety of events including athletics, boxing, football, and martial arts at the Beijing games.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs (Japanese: 乙女ゲー世界はモブに厳しい世界です, Hepburn: Otomegē Sekai wa Mobu ni Kibishii Sekai Desu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yom…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapped_in_a_Dating_Sim:_The_W…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2-XL (2-XL Robot, 2XL Robot, 2-XL Toy) is an educational toy robot that was marketed from 1978–1981 by the Mego Corporation, and from 1992–1995 by Tiger Electronics. 2-XL was the first "smart-toy" in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-XL
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many video games have been adapted into films. These include local, national, international, direct-to-video and TV releases, and (in certain cases) online releases. They include their scores on Rotte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_video_g…
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Claim 2: “Robots exceeded human records at the World Robot Games over the weekend in Beijing's Olympic speed skating arena”
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The claim is confirmed by both news reports (France 24, web search) and a Wikipedia entry specifically for the 'World Humanoid Robot Games', which states the competition was held in Beijing in August 2025. Web results explicitly mention the event took place at Beijing's Olympic speed skating arena.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A humanoid robot is a robot resembling the human body in shape. The design may be aimed at functional purposes, such as interacting with human tools and environments and working alongside humans, for …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanoid_robot
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A robot competition is an event where the abilities and characteristics of robots may be tested and assessed. Usually, they have to outperform other robots in order to win the competition. Many compet…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_competition
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The World Humanoid Robot Games (WHRG) is a competition featuring humanoid robots. It was first held in Beijing in August 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Humanoid_Robot_Games
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Claim 3: “Humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record”
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Multiple independent sources (France 24, LinkedIn, TikTok, and other web search results) report that a humanoid robot broke Usain Bolt's 100m world record, with specific times mentioned (9.39s and 9.32s) during the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Usain St. Leo Bolt ( YOO-sayn; born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican retired sprinter. Widely regarded as the greatest sprinter of all time, he is an eight-time Olympic gold medalist and the world record…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Usain Bolt Sports Complex is a sports venue at the Cavehill campus of the University of the West Indies in Barbados consisting of an IAAF certified track and FIFA certified football field. The complex…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt_Sports_Complex
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yohan Blake (born 26 December 1989) is a retired Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 100-metre and 200-metre sprint races. He won gold at the 100 m at the 2011 World Athletics Championships as the y…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yohan_Blake
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