<div id="readability-page-1"><figure></figure> <p>At the Tuesday Yabuli China Entrepreneurs Forum, Wang Xingxing, founder of Unitree Robotics, predicted that by mid-year, humanoid robots globally—especially in China—will surpass human speed limits, with the 100-meter sprint potentially dropping below 10 seconds, exceeding Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second world record. Previously, a joint team from Zhejiang University developed the Bolt robot, which has achieved a peak speed of 10 meters per second. Wang said that declining costs of core components, rapid algorithm iteration, and a maturing industrial chain will drive robots out of laboratories and into real-world applications such as logistics and industrial inspection. [TechNode Reporting]</p></div>

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<p>At the Yabuli China Entrepreneurs Forum, Unitree Robotics CEO Wang Xingxing predicted that humanoid robots could surpass Usain Bolt's 100m sprint record of 9.58 seconds by mid-year. He attributed this potential achievement to declining costs of components, rapid algorithm advancements, and a mature industrial chain, enabling robots to transition from labs to practical applications in logistics and industrial inspection.</p>

Unitree CEO says robots could surpass Usain Bolt’s 100m speed this year