United Kingdom, Aug. 19 -- Chinese robotics firm Unitree claims its new humanoid robot can run faster than Usain Bolt.

The company unveiled its 'Superman' robot on Monday (17.08.26), saying it can reach a top speed of 12.66 metres per second.

That would put the robot ahead of the roughly 12.4m/s peak speed Bolt reached during his 9.58-second 100m world record in 2009.

Unitree said 'Superman' could cover 100 metres in about 7.9 seconds if it maintained its maximum speed throughout the race.

It also claimed the robot can jump two metres vertically, exceeding the human standing high-jump record.

However, the claims have not been independently verified.

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