China created the 'world's fastest' walking human robot, VIDEO…

By Sandy Verma On Oct 19, 2024

SCIENCE: Scientists have demonstrated a new human-like robot that can run at a speed of slightly more than 8 miles per hour (mph) – or 3.6 meters per second (mph) to be exact. This makes it the fastest machine of its kind ever built, although this speed was only achieved with the help of extra shoes. STAR1 is a bipedal robot built by the Chinese company Robot Era that stands 5 feet 7 inches (171 cm) tall. and weighs 143 pounds (65 kg).

In a promotional video, the team pitted two STAR1 robots against each other in the Gobi Desert of northwestern China, and gave one model a pair of sneakers to see if that would make it run faster. Powered by high-torque motors and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, the shoe-wearing STAR1 navigated a variety of terrain, including grass and gravel, while jogging on paved roads and earth, and maintained its top speed for 34 minutes .

The maximum speed of 8 mph means it has overtaken Unitri's H1 robot – which set the previous speed record for a bipedal robot at 7.4 mph (3.3 m/s) in March 2024. Although STAR1 was assisted by shoes, H1 was not technically jogging or running because both of its feet did not leave the ground simultaneously during transit.