{
  "id": 10577951,
  "title": "Chinese team sets world record with swarm of 116 underwater drones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/chinese-team-sets-world-record-with-swarm-of-116-underwater-drones-10577951",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T01:00:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3369031/chinese-team-sets-world-record-swarm-116-underwater-drones"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Chinese team has set a world record for the most autonomous underwater drones operating at the same time, deploying more than a hundred of the small robots in a swimming pool test. The Guinness World Record for “most autonomous underwater vehicles operating simultaneously” was set by a team from Northwestern Polytechnical University in collaboration with Xian Tianhe Maritime Technologies. The…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Chinese team sets world record with swarm of 116 underwater drones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/chinese-team-sets-world-record-with-swarm-of-116-underwater-drones",
        "published": "2026-09-29T01:00:17.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}