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7mo ago

Unitree’s H1 Logs 10 m/s Sprint in New Test, Edging Closer to Human Record Pace

The claimed top speed highlights a fast race for robot sprint supremacy that still lacks standard, independent timing.

The roughly 10 m/s speed approaches the men’s 100m record pace of about 10.44 m/s set in 2009 by Usain Bolt.
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Overview

  • Unitree released a video showing its H1 humanoid hitting 10.1 metres per second on a track-side speed gun, with the company noting possible measurement error.
  • That reading sits just below Usain Bolt’s 100‑metre world‑record average of 10.44 m/s and has not been verified by an external timekeeper.
  • Unitree CEO Wang Xingxing said humanoid robots could beat Bolt’s 100‑metre time by mid‑2026, framing it as a projection rather than a confirmed plan.
  • The sprint was part of testing before the second Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in Beijing, where Global Times reports more than 70 teams have already run trial laps.
  • Rival teams report similar gains, with MirrorMe’s full‑size “Bolt” listed at a 10 m/s peak, while earlier benchmarks include Unitree’s 2024 Guinness record for fastest walking humanoid.