Unitree unveils Superman robot ahead of Shanghai debut

Unitree Robotics revealed its ‘Superman’ humanoid robot on Monday, with a reported top running speed of 12.66 meters per second and a two-meter standing jump, beating every human on record. The reveal comes only two days before Unitree starts publicly trading in Shanghai, after one of the most oversubscribed tech listings the market has seen.

‘Superman’ hits flying numbers

Superman cleared a two-meter standing high jump on legs measuring 0.85 meters, and hit 12.66 m/s, which is equal to 45.6 km/h in speed. The compared human marks the robot beat for the respective actions are a 1.8-meter standing jump and a 12.4 m/s sprint.

Usain Bolt reached a max speed of 12.42 m/s during his 2009 world-record race, meaning the ‘Superman” robot is faster than the world’s fastest man ever managed, if Unitree’s figures hold true.

The robotics company has, however, not released any independent verification for these figures, with the numbers all coming from a company video and not an independently measured event.

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