Summary
A robot also jumped almost 3 meters high, higher than any person ever jumped. 🦘
The robot games took place in a big sports arena in Beijing. 🏟️
Many people watched and cheered because the robots are getting better. 🎉
Key Points
4 points1
Robots completed the 100‑meter sprint in 9.39 seconds, beating the human record of 9.58 seconds.
2
A robot jumped 2.88 meters high, surpassing the human high‑jump record of 2.45 meters.
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Over 2,000 robots from many countries took part in the five‑day robot games in Beijing.
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The event shows how quickly robot technology is improving.
New Words to Learn
8 wordshumanoid
a robot that looks and moves like a person
record
the best result ever achieved
sprint
a very fast short run
high jump
a sport where you jump over a bar as high as possible
synchronised
moving together at the same time
deployment
using something widely in real life
national security
protecting a country from danger
scrutiny
close checking or looking at something
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