Unitree Robotics's H1 robot recently achieved a peak running speed of 10 meters per second, pushing the boundaries of robotic sprinting capabilities.

According to the video released by the company on Saturday, the H1 robot, with a leg length of 0.8 meters and a weight of 62 kg, removed its head and hand components to go faster.

Data from Guinness World Records shows that the human record for the 100-meter dash is 9.58 seconds, held by Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt, which translates to 10.44 meters per second.

Unitree's H1 robot will participate in the 2026 Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon for the first time in Beijing on Sunday. According to media reports, the team has focused on optimizing the robot's endurance capabilities and foot structure to cope with complex course conditions such as long distances, slopes, and curves, aiming to achieve new breakthroughs in endurance racing.

On March 17, Wang Xingxing, founder of Unitree, said in a public speech that humanoid robots have not yet reached the top human level in the 100-meter sprint. However, by the middle of this year, a key breakthrough in the running speed of humanoid robots—particularly in China and globally—will be achieved, making them "a bit faster than Usain Bolt."