Tien Kung humanoid jumps 4.83m to win gold, 1.1m beyond the human record
davidpattersonx · x · 2026-08-31
UC Berkeley emeritus professor David Patterson shared slow-motion footage of the Tien Kung humanoid's standing long jump, calling it "better than human." The robot went on to win gold at the World Humanoid Robot Games with a 4.83-meter jump — 1.1 meters farther than the longest human standing jump at 3.73 meters.
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