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A humanoid robot just beat Usain Bolt’s 100m record, and roboticists are unimpressed for good reason
A robot built by Beijing’s X-Humanoid ran 100 metres in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games, beating Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second record. Roboticists point out that speed on a known course is far easier for a machine than folding…
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