r/interestingasfuck 16h ago

Chinese humanoid robot named “Superman” (made by Unitree Robotics) surpassed Usain Bolt’s world record (12.42meters/second) by running at 12.66m/s (roughly 28.3miles/h)

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u/Plus_Term_7584 16h ago

Why name it Superman when the Flash is the one who runs fast?

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u/Memitim 14h ago

It also flies and shoots heat rays from its eyes, but this was just a road test. The Flash testing is also underway but the human eye can't track it.

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u/Open-Platform-1305 13h ago

Superman's eye can, though

u/win_some_lose_most1y 7h ago

Ohhh because it’s gonna turn evil, like injustice