The Chinese company Unitree Robotics introduced its humanoid robot, which demonstrated results surpassing human performance in both running speed and vertical jump height.
During testing, the android reached a maximum speed of 12.66 meters per second, exceeding the previous absolute record of 12.42 meters per second. Furthermore, the robot, whose legs are only 85 centimeters long, managed to perform a vertical jump from a standstill to a height of approximately two meters, surpassing the world record of 1.8 meters.
Developers reported that the prototype, unofficially named Superman, was created in less than three and a half months. The project is currently in the initial development phase, and engineers intend to focus on significant upgrades to hardware components and refinement of motion control algorithms.
A demonstration video was posted on the company's official YouTube channel.