Robots just shattered Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record at China’s second annual World Humanoid Robot Games—clocking in at 9.32 seconds—and with over 2,000 bots competing across 51 events, this isn’t just a spectacle, it’s a tech flex. Beijing’s robotics surge is on full display, right after the massive World Robot Conference, where China dominates global humanoid robot production. The U.S. is responding with bans and military ties allegations against companies like Unitree, but Beijing’s pushing back. Experts say these bots are still mostly for show and research, but crowds are electrified—many who once doubted AI are now awestruck by what machines can do. This is just the beginning of an unstoppable evolution.

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