Fastest 100 m by a quadrupedal robot

Fastest 100 m by a quadrupedal robot
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Who
Center for X-Mechanics, Zhejiang University
What
16.33 second(s)
Where
China (Hangzhou)
When
27 May 2025

The fastest 100 m by a quadrupedal robot is 16.33 seconds and was achieved by Whiterhino, developed by Center for X-Mechanics, Zhejiang University (China) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China on May 27, 2025.

Whiterhino's exceptional performance stems from the robot forward design methodology developed by the XMECH lab. This achievement is the culmination of XMECH's long-term research in dynamic motion mechanics. The research was collaboratively conducted by Hongtao Wang, Yongbin Jin, Shaowen Cheng, Keqiang Li, Xianwei Liu, Yucheng Tao, Ze Wang, Yanyan Yuan, Chaojie Fu, Chengkai Su, Yanhong Liang, and Guorong Lan.