What is the fastest humanoid robot in the world?

The record was set by the H1's Evolution V3.0 version, the big brother of the Unitree G1: 1.8 meters, about 50 kilos, and enough leg torque for a claimed 5 m/s potential. The same company later published videos claiming far higher speeds, with the unusual honesty of noting a possible measurement error. Meanwhile, the most cited endurance test remains Beijing's 2025 half-marathon: the robotic winner, Tiangong Ultra, finished in 2 hours 40 minutes what the human winner ran in 1 hour 2 minutes.

This house's moral: top speed is the marketing number, not the useful one. A profitable warehouse humanoid doesn't need to run, it needs to not fall over during an eight-hour shift, and that is where the real race among the verified humanoids is decided. The agility that matters (getting up, turning, carrying) depends on its actuators, not its sprint PR.