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Tiangong Ultra

The Tiangong Ultra (天工Ultra, Tiāngōng Ultra, sometimes written Tien Kung Ultra) is the competition variant of the open Tiangong platform developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, better known as X-Humanoid.

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  • 55kgWeight
  • 180cmHeight
  • 3.33m/sSpeed

Key facts

  • Specificationsweight 55 kg · height 180 cm · speed 3.33 m/s
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  • Availability in Polandnot confirmed

Summary

The Tiangong Ultra (天工Ultra, Tiāngōng Ultra, sometimes written Tien Kung Ultra) is the competition variant of the open Tiangong platform developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, better known as X-Humanoid.

Standing 1.80 m and weighing about 55 kg (Asia Times reported 52 kg), it became the first humanoid to complete a half marathon within the time limit: 2:40:42 at the Beijing E-Town race on 19 April 2025, with three battery swaps and one fall at kilometre 15, earning the Best Endurance award.

For that race the engineers built a lighter and stiffer frame, longer low-inertia legs, damping in soles and joints, thermal management for the actuators and a gait learned from human running data. In 2025 the robot followed a human pacer via UWB positioning; by 2026 it ran fully autonomously.

At the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games the X-Humanoid teams took gold over 100 m (8.64 s), 400 m (38.15 s, below the human world record of 43.03 s), 1500 m (2:21.64), 4x100 m relay (2:20.79), 400 m obstacle (4:11.44), long jump (7.97 m) and standing high jump (3.40 m). Reports of 42 degrees of freedom come from Chinese media only.

No price has been published; CTO Tang Jian spoke of an entry-level car price once production scales. Unlike the commercially sold Unitree H1, the Ultra remains a pilot machine.

Specs

Sources: 7

Size and key figures
Size and key figures: Tiangong UltraHeight comparison: person 175 cm, Tiangong Ultra 180 cm (103% of a person's height). Weight: 55 kg, category median 85.1 kg. Speed: 3.33 m/s, category median 3.33 m/s.175 cm180 cmHumanRobotFigures against the category medianWeight55 kgcategory median: 85.1 kg (n=32)Speed3.33 m/scategory median: 3.33 m/s (n=8)

Data from manufacturer datasheets and product pages; median over the models of this category in the database.

  • Height180 cm
    +32% vs. the category median (136 cm, n=24)
  • Weight55 kg
    −35% vs. the category median (85.1 kg, n=32)
  • Speed3.33 m/s
    in line with the category median (3.33 m/s, n=8)
  • category medianA higher value doesn't always mean a better robot; it depends on the application.

Dimensions and weight

Height
180 cm
Weight
55 kg

Motion and manipulation

Speed
3.33 m/s

Electronics and AI

Drive
electric joint actuators
Sensors
6-axis force sensors, IMU, 3D vision (press reports)

Additional specs

Subcategory
sports robot (running, games)
Design type
full-size running humanoid
Control
2025 pacer-guided via UWB, 2026 fully autonomous
Equipment / armament
lighter frame, longer legs, sole damping, joint cooling; stronger motors for 2026
Operators
China (teams Tiangong, Tianzhuo, Tianjiao, Tianxiao)
Max. speed (km/h)
12
Country of origin
CN
Best result
1st place, Beijing half marathon 2025, 2:40:42; 100 m in 8.64 s (2026 Games)

Price and availability in Poland

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Dealers in Poland

No confirmed distributor in Poland

Applications

Typical applications

  • half marathon, sprints, jumps

Target group

  • research centres, humanoid competitions

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History

  1. Model unveiled

  2. The world's first humanoid robot half marathon takes place in Beijing E-Town; Tiangong Ultra wins in 2:40, after a fall and battery swaps, and only 6 of 21 robots reach the finish Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (X-Humanoid)

  3. The World Humanoid Robot Games open in Beijing: 280 teams, more than 500 robots and 26 events, including boxing, soccer and sprinting Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (X-Humanoid)

  4. Tiangong Ultra wins the 100 m race at the World Humanoid Robot Games in 9.39 s, beating Honor's robot 'Lightning' and the human world record Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (X-Humanoid)

  5. The 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games take place in Beijing (Aug 22-26); Tiangong Ultra runs 100 m in 8.64 s, faster than Usain Bolt's record Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center (X-Humanoid)

Sources

  1. x-humanoid.com
  2. regional.chinadaily.com.cn
  3. humanoid.press
  4. afpbb.com
  5. m.bjnews.com.cn
  6. robopodium.com
  7. heise.de

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