Robotics

A red humanoid robot runs on a racing track.

Robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m sprint record

The humanoid robot, developed by the Beijing Innovation Centre of Humanoid Robotics, ran the distance in 9.39 seconds at the event. Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Bolt set the world record for humans in 2009, running 100m in 9.58 seconds.

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Robot boxing, football and sprinting at World Humanoid Games

The second-edition of the five-day competition kicked off in Beijing, China, on Saturday.

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Composite image of robot on the track next to a file photo of Bolt sprinting on a track

Watch: Moment humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m record

The robot ran the distance in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

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A humanoid robot riding a mechanical horse in front of onlookers

Robot horse and rider steal the spotlight at Chinese conference

More than 300 companies are showcasing the latest advances in robotics at the five-day event in Beijing, China, organisers say.

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Robot in hallway of a medical centre with its screen reading "Going to the waiting room"

The robot helping with NHS health checks

A Dundee GP has trialled a robot that takes patients through health checks to save the doctor's time.

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A man seated in a clinic or office consultation room using a digital health monitoring device. A blood pressure cuff is attached to one arm, with the device resting on a desk. A touchscreen unit stands nearby, and computer monitors are visible in the background.

'It's a bit odd at first': The robot helping with NHS health checks

A Dundee GP has trialled a robot that takes patients through health checks to save the doctor's time.

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A Unitree G1 humanoid robot is on display at a convention in Beijing.

Chinese robotics giant Unitree soars in stock market debut

Shares in the world's biggest humanoid robot maker started trading on Shanghai's Star market on Wednesday.

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13 Aug 2026

Girl in machine Robot that helps her walk

'A robot helped our daughter walk for the first time'

Fifteen-year-old Brooke was able to take her first steps thanks to a robotic exoskeleton.

13 Aug 2026

Brook stands, holding onto a horizontal wooden bar. The exoskeleton is black and runs down her legs, with a green bar around her middle. Brooke, whose dark hair is tied in pigtail plaits, smiles, and has a man standing on one side of her and a woman on the other.

A robot helped our 15-year-old daughter walk for the first time

The paediatric robot from Canada is being trialled in Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire.

13 Aug 2026