2026-09-04
What "world record" means on HumanoidPodium
The 100 m hub collects sourced robot clockings. It is not a World Athletics ratification sheet and not a guarantee that every outlet used the same meet rules.
Search traffic for "humanoid 100 m world record" almost always lands on news copy. Our 100 m page is a reading board for sourced robot times from public reports, especially the World Humanoid Robot Games large-group stack.
Tiangong Ultra's 2026 heat 9.39 s, semifinal 8.86 s, and final 8.64 s each keep their own row and source. Headlines that say robots "beat Usain Bolt" are marketing language; those seconds are not World Athletics human records.
Autonomy coefficients, group size, and heat versus final all change how a number should be read. If two outlets disagree, we prefer the clearer wire report and note conflicts in editorial_note instead of averaging.
Use the 100 m hub for the stack, the Games 2026 event page for the meet context, and methodology for inclusion rules. Contact us if a committee PDF is missing from the table.