{
  "id": 16975564,
  "title": "Why Stylists Might Want to Thank Serena Williams For This New Hair-Braiding Robot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/why-stylists-might-want-to-thank-serena-williams-for-this-new-hair",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-28T22:23:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc.",
    "slug": "inc",
    "url": "https://www.inc.com/sage-swaby/why-stylists-might-want-to-thank-serena-williams-for-this-new-hair-braiding-robot/91426998"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After spending four days braiding her own hair, a Harvard engineer built HaloBraid, a robot that cuts salon appointment times down by up to 80 percent.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}