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Morning Edition · Wednesday, August 19, 2026Published at 2:20 AM EDT · New York
Unitree Says Its New Humanoid Jumped Two Metres From Standing and Ran at 12.66 Metres per Second
The company describes the machine, built in about three months, as an experimental platform with no hands, and the figures come from company demonstrations rather than independent measurement.
Unitree published video of a humanoid robot it calls Superman performing a two-meter standing high jump and reaching a top speed of 12.66 meters per second, with a stated leg length of 0.85 meters. The company says those figures exceed huma…
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