The first-ever 100-meter robot finals took place at the first World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing from August 14 to 17, 2025.

The gold went to Tiangong Ultra, a humanoid robot from the Beijing Robotics Innovation Center, which completed the course in approximately 21.5 seconds. While this time drew admiration from the crowd, Usain Bolt's 2009 world record of 9.58 seconds remains unattainable.

But the robots must be allowed to admit that their performance is impressive - after all, to manage a sprint with such coordination and stability is a technological marvel!The race was not without drama. Another robot, the Unitree H1, made a name for itself on the longer 1.5km course when it accidentally knocked over a human, but still finished first in 6 minutes and 34 seconds. The Games, which hosted over 500 robots from 16 countries, showcased advances in robotics, from running to football to sorting medicine. While Bolt can sleep easy, the robots show that the future of sport may be a lot more "metal".

CMG