Chinese Zhejiang University team unveils “Bolt,” human-sized humanoid sprinting 10 m/s—beating most humans. Xinhua hails dynamic balance, propulsion leaps. 2026 BRICS robotics surge: Russia pipes, India stations. Butterfly: automation jobs quake, South-North tech race heats.
Bolt’s Supersonic Stride
“Bolt” clocks 10 m/s via innovation institute-firms collab. Advances locomotion, stability, high-power drives. Builds on 2025 Beijing Humanoid Games, “Tien Kung” 100m win in 21.5s.
BRICS Robotics Sprint
BRICS charges: China 3D deep-sea driller monitors seabeds CGTN. Russia (Perm) pipe-crawler varies diameters. India deploys station humanoid for crowds News9. Synergies fuel industry/public safety.
Drivers of Leap
China’s post-pandemic $137B robotics push. BRICS counters US-Japan lead. West chip/supply flops open doors.
Analysis & Context
Economic, Social Shocks
Automation endangers 800M jobs by 2030 ILO. BRICS retrains. Safety wins: patrol, disasters. Inequality spikes sans global rules.
Global Butterfly Waves
China BRICS-exports challenge West. 2026 Trump tariffs loom? Talent migration booms, UN AI ethics strains.
Takeaways:
- “Bolt” 10 m/s outpaces humans.
- Zhejiang: top balance, propulsion.
- BRICS: Russia pipes, India rails, China sea.
- Post-2025 Beijing Games.
- Global automation, job threats rise.
