WHRG 2026: Tiangong Ultra Shatters 100m Sprint World Record at 8.64s in Beijing Final
Tianjiao Team operating the Tiangong Ultra bipedal chassis clocked an official 8.64-second run under Microgate laser timing at the National Speed Skating Oval.
8.64s
World Record Ratified
11.57 m/s
41.65 km/h Peak
360 Nm
Quasi-Direct Drive
Microgate Dual
1000Hz Laser Gate
Robot Arena In-House Technical Bureau
Peking University Team
🤖 Tiangong Ultra
Split: +0.48s • FT
Tsinghua University Team
🤖 BISTU Agile
Historic Speed Record at Ice Ribbon
On August 26, 2026 at 20:20 CST, the Championship Final of the 100m Sprint (Large Group) concluded at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing. Competing on a standard synthetic athletics track, [Tianjiao Team] fielded the electric bipedal platform [Tiangong Ultra], delivering a decisive winning time of 8.64 seconds.
Official Timing & Placement Results
The tournament jury confirmed the top five finishers using Microgate Optojump 1000Hz dual-beam laser timing gates: 1. 🥇 [Tianjiao Team] — 8.64 s (Gold) 2. 🥈 [Tianxiao Team] — 8.65 s (Silver) 3. 🥉 [Fenghuoshandian Team] — 8.83 s (Bronze) 4. [Feileishen Team] — 8.85 s (4th Place) 5. [Team Jinghong Dongli] — 8.87 s (5th Place)Locomotion & Joint Torque Insights
The Tiangong Ultra platform demonstrated stable high-frequency locomotion reaching a top instantaneous stride velocity of 41.65 km/h with zero balance loss or telemetry desynchronization across the 100-meter straight. All metrics have been cross-attested by the WHRGOC Technical Scrutineering Panel.Primary Source ID: source-100m-sprint-2026-tianjiao-tiangong. Grounded in lab publications and referee bulletins.