Honor's humanoid robot runs 100m in 9.32s, faster than Bolt's record
elonmusk · x · 2026-08-23
Chinese smartphone maker Honor's humanoid robot "Lightning" ran 100 meters in 9.32 seconds — quicker than Usain Bolt's 9.58s world record — in a video that went viral on X, even earning a retweet from Elon Musk. Netizens joked the more impressive feat was that it crashed into a safety wall without its waist imploding in sparks.
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