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The Sub-9 Second Breakthrough: How Peking University’s Tianjiao Redefined Humanoid Athletic Locomotion
WHRG 2026 • Cover StoryAugust 18, 20266 min read

The Sub-9 Second Breakthrough: How Peking University’s Tianjiao Redefined Humanoid Athletic Locomotion

At the Beijing Ice Ribbon, the Tiangong-Ultra platform shattered previous athletic benchmarks, achieving a peak ground velocity of 11.57 m/s (41.65 km/h) under full edge-autonomous reinforcement learning control without human tethering.

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WHRG 2026 • 15:00 CST
4x100m Relay Final • Ice Ribbon

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Tiangong Ultra
MVP PLATFORM9.98 / 10

Tiangong Ultra

3 Golds (100% Win)

Peking University • Edge RL Autonomous Locomotion

Top Sprint Velocity11.57 m/s (41.65 km/h)
Balance Stability0 Falls (100% Stability)
Locomotion InferenceDual Jetson Orin @ 2.1ms

WHRG Combat 80KG Tree

Grand Final
Semifinal A
BISTU & BCU Joint14 (W)
Tsinghua Vulcan8
Semifinal B
Beijing Lingyi Tech16 (W)
Beijing Police College10
Gold Medal BoutCHAMPION
BISTU-BCU18
Lingyi Tech12

Precision Touhu Pitch-Pot

10/10 Perfect
Champion TeamTeam Fenghuoshandian
Pitching Distance3.00 Meters Target
Vision LocalizationRGB-D Sub-millimeter
Consecutive Hits10 / 10 Arrows (100%)
Referee Verification Score Card Validated

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World Humanoid Robot Games
Pinned MajorAugust 16–18, 2026

World Humanoid Robot Games

Beijing National Speed Skating Oval • 16 Countries • 500+ Robots • 10 Disciplines

PosEntrant / TeamPlatformResultPerformance / Gap
1Tiangong-Ultra (RA-TG-ULTRA-SP1)
8.64sWR
41.65 m/s (149.9 km/h)
2Tiangong-Ultra (RA-TG-ULTRA-SP1)
9.12sPB
39.47 m/s (142.1 km/h)
3Booster T1 (RA-BST-T1-BASE)
10.45s
34.45 m/s (124.0 km/h)
4Tiangong 1.2 Pro
11.2s
32.14 m/s (115.7 km/h)
5XBot Platform
12.85s
28.02 m/s (100.9 km/h)

Standings

WHRG 2026
PosClub / LabPGSBTot
1
Peking University
Peking University
64105
2
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University
62316
3
Beijing Information Science & Tech (BISTU)
Beijing Information Science & Tech (BISTU)
42013
4
Unitree Robotics
Unitree Robotics
41124

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WHRG 2026
WHRG 2026
Live in 2 Hours
AthleticsGold Medal Heat

4x100m Bipedal Relay Grand Final

Heat Finalists:
Peking University
Team Tianjiao
Peking University
Tsinghua University
Team Tianxiao
Tsinghua University
Beijing Jiaotong Univ
BJTU Mech-1
Beijing Jiaotong Univ
Ice Ribbon Main Track15:00 CST
WHRG 2026
WHRG 2026
Bout Tomorrow
CombatKnockout Semifinal

Free Combat 58KG Semifinal Bout

LT
Beijing Lingyi Tech
Lingyi Tech
— VS —
BP
Police College Turing
Beijing Police College
Octagon Ring B10:00 CST
RoboCup 2026
RoboCup 2026
International Bout
SoccerGroup A Match 4

Autonomous Soccer 3v3 Group Stage

Tsinghua University
Tsinghua Vulcan
Tsinghua University
— VS —
HTWK Leipzig
HTWK Robots
HTWK Leipzig
Soccer Pitch 114:30 CST
WRC 2026
WRC 2026
Terrain Trial
Quadruped AgilityFinal Time Trial

Quadruped Dog Obstacle Course Race

Heat Finalists:
Unitree Robotics
Unitree Go2 Pro Fleet
Unitree Robotics
Deep Robotics
Deep Robotics Lite3
Deep Robotics
Outdoor Terrain Course09:30 CST

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100m Sprint Large Group Final — Record Run Breakdown
02:18
WHRG 2026 • Athletics

100m Sprint Large Group Final — Record Run Breakdown

Timestamp: 00:05:12 - 00:07:30

Autonomous Soccer 3v3 Grand Final: Tsinghua Vulcan vs HTWK
03:45
RoboCup 2026 • Soccer

Autonomous Soccer 3v3 Grand Final: Tsinghua Vulcan vs HTWK

Timestamp: 00:12:00 - 00:15:45

Quadruped Obstacle Course All 6 Finalists Benchmark Comparison
01:50
WRC 2026 • Agility

Quadruped Obstacle Course All 6 Finalists Benchmark Comparison

Timestamp: 00:20:10 - 00:22:00

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