Viral videos of the World Humanoid Robot Games show sprinting robots beating the human 100-meter record held by Usain Bolt—but also feature running robots crashing into barriers and falling down because they cannot readily stop running. A few fallen robots even break at the waist in a shower of sparks or catch on fire.

Two humanoid robots broke Usain Bolt’s record for the 100-meter dash last Saturday. One ( shown here) ran the course in 9.47 seconds, and the other managed to do so in just 9.39 seconds.

Chinese smartphone maker Honor’s self-developed humanoid robot “Lightning“ ran 100 meters in 9.32 seconds, beating the human world record, China’s state broadcaster reported on Saturday. The humanoid reached a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second during a preparatory test event for the second World Humanoid Robot Games beginning on Saturday.

The World Humanoid Robot Games' crashes show how far the technology still needs to go to be useful, "Survivor" reality TV star and robotics scientist Christian Hubicki says.

Schadenfreude leads to social bonding. In this case, it’s humans versus humanoids, writes Kyle MacNeill.

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During the World Robot Games, a bipedal robot lost control and crashed, sparking viral social media reactions.

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