{
  "id": 1735033,
  "title": "How China Leveraged US Funding To Turn Robot Dogs Into $9 Billion Business",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/how-china-leveraged-us-funding-to-turn-robot-dogs-into-9-billion",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:13:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV",
    "slug": "ndtv",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/how-china-leveraged-us-funding-to-turn-robot-dogs-into-9-billion-business-11926918"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Unitree sold more than 5,500 humanoids and 18,000 quadrupeds last year, company filings show, and it's now valued at about $9 billion ahead of its stock market debut on Wednesday.",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "How U.S. funding propelled China's robot dogs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/how-u-s-funding-propelled-chinas-robot-dogs",
        "published": "2026-08-18T10:13:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}