Video: MirrorMe Unveils Bolt, the World’s Fastest Humanoid at 10 m/s

The race for bipedal speed has a new, blistering frontrunner. On February 2, 2026, Shanghai-based robotics startup MirrorMe Technology officially unveiled Bolt, a full-sized humanoid robot that achieved a peak running speed of 10 meters per second (m/s)—roughly 22.4 mph—in real-world testing.

The announcement marks a paradigm shift in robotic locomotion. While previous industry leaders were celebrating milestones in the 3.3 to 4.0 m/s range, Bolt has effectively doubled those benchmarks, bringing robotic sprinting within striking distance of elite human athletes.

A New Benchmark for Velocity

Standing 175 cm tall and weighing 75 kg, Bolt is designed to mimic ideal human proportions while pushing the mechanical limits of bipedal stability. In a demonstration video released by the company, Bolt was pitted against MirrorMe’s founder, Wang Hongtao, in a side-by-side treadmill race. While the human runner eventually reached his physical limit, the robot maintained a steady stride, with the speedometer topping out at the 10 m/s mark.

Technically, Bolt’s speed is driven by a high-cadence strategy rather than a massive stride length. Analysis of the footage shows the robot utilizing extremely fast leg turnover to compensate for strides that are shorter than those of a human sprinter. To achieve this, MirrorMe reportedly redesigned the robot's joints and rebuilt its power system from the ground up to sustain the high-torque demands of such rapid movement.

Stacking Up the Competition

Bolt’s 10 m/s sprint creates a significant gap between MirrorMe and other major players in the space. For context, the industry landscape just months ago looked very different:

• Tesla Optimus: Recently reached a personal record of approximately 2.7 m/s (6 mph).
• RobotEra L7: Claims speeds of up to 4.0 m/s (8.9 mph).
• Unitree H1: Previously held records at 3.3 m/s (7.4 mph).

At its current peak velocity, Bolt could theoretically complete a 100-meter dash in exactly 10 seconds. This would not only surpass the shuttle runs recently demonstrated by Figure 03 but would place the robot just behind the world-record pace of its namesake, Usain Bolt, whose peak speed reached 12.42 m/s during his 2009 record run.

From Quadruped Roots to Bipedal Success

The team behind Bolt, which originates from Zhejiang University, has a long history of prioritizing high-velocity motion. MirrorMe first gained international attention with its Black Panther II quadruped, which was recorded running a 100-meter sprint in 13.17 seconds during a televised broadcast in 2025.

The transition from four legs to two represents a massive engineering hurdle in dynamic balance. While a quadruped like the Black Panther II can reach speeds of 13.4 m/s, maintaining stability on two legs at 10 m/s requires significantly more sophisticated locomotion control and flight-phase management.

Beyond the Record

MirrorMe insists that the pursuit of the "fastest" title is a byproduct of their broader goal: creating "super-species" robots that possess human-level motion perception and athletic performance. The company envisions Bolt serving as a "steel sparring partner" for professional athletes, providing a consistent, high-speed pacer that can push human limits in real-time training.

While the treadmill demonstration is a controlled environment, MirrorMe claims Bolt has reached these speeds in "real-world tests" outside the laboratory. Whether the robot can maintain this velocity on the varied terrain of a marathon course—where stability issues often lead to stumbles—remains to be seen.