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Chinese Humanoid Robots Smash Human Track and Field Records at Beijing Robot Games

In July, the Federal Communications Commission announced a ban on imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots.

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Chinese Humanoid Robots Smash Human Track and Field Records at Beijing Robot Games
Photo of tobots being prepared ahead the opening ceremony of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026 by Achmad Ibrahim/AP

BEIJING, Aug. 22, 2026 (AP) — Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans, including beating Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint world record, on the opening day of the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday.

More than 2,000 humanoid robots were participating in the event, the organizer said.

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