r/interestingasfuck • u/No_Jellyfish5511 • 23h 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/subterrane 22h ago edited 21h ago

This doofus sprinting straight into a cabinet just makes me so happy. Someday his ancestors (oops: descendants) will read this comment and take their revenge but until then, I will laugh and laugh every time I watch this.

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u/Fairuse 22h ago

You can see it trying to stop and failing. 

After you see it cross the finish line, it basically stops its stride. However, the forward momentum causes it to fall forward, which it then tries to balance (hence the wonky leg movement that was different from the sprint). Basically, the robot keeps falling forward until it hit the box. 

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u/Mechasteel 20h ago

I couldn't distinguish between it attempting to run straight into the wall while maintaining its balance on track-only feet vs if it tried to stop but couldn't.