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Tiangong Ultra's 9.39S Sprint Has No Braking System
23 August 2026

Tiangong Ultra's 9.39S Sprint Has No Braking System

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A Chinese humanoid robot clocked a stunning hundred-meter time in Beijing this weekend — and then crashed into a foam barrier because it has no way to stop. Jet West breaks down what the breathless headlines missed: surgically lengthened legs, unverified record figures from state media, and why the robots that actually matter at these games were handling tweezers, not crossing finish lines.