Unitree has unveiled its new Superman humanoid robot and claims it can reach 12.66 metres per second, slightly faster than Usain Bolt's recorded peak speed.

Then, sealing its Olympian credentials, the robot blazes down a track at a top speed of 12.66 meters per second, Unitree claims. Even Usain Bolt isn’t that fast. During his record-setting 100-meter sprint in 2009 of 9.58 seconds, the Jamaican athlete reached a top speed of around 12.2 meters per second.

China's Unitree has unveiled a humanoid robot dubbed ‘Superman', claiming it can reach 12.66 metres per second and perform a 2-metre standing jump. The speed claim has sparked comparisons with Usain Bolt's peak sprint speed.

Is it faster than a speeding Bolt? After taking over the job market, robots may soon render our top athletes obsolete. Chinese robot firm Unitree has unveiled a super-humanoid that they claim could dust Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest sprinter ever, in a ...

Unitree Robotics has unveiled a new humanoid robot that appears capable of athletic feats far beyond those of most humans. The Chinese robotics company says the machine can perform a 2-metre standing vertical jump and reach a top speed of 12.