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Two humanoid robots broke Usain Bolt's world record this week. That's not even the most interesting thing that happened in AI.

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I'll be honest, when I saw that headline I had to read it twice. At the World Humanoid Robot Games in China, two robots ran the 100 meters in under 9.58 seconds. Bolt's record, held for 16 years. Gone. And somehow that's not what I keep thinking about from this week. XPeng raised $900 million for t…

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  1. 2026-08-26 16:44 · r/artificial
    Two humanoid robots broke Usain Bolt's world record this week. That's not even the most interesting thing that happened in AI.

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