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  "id": 18115278,
  "title": "Very good boys? The dark, dystopian rise of robot dogs | Arwa Mahwadi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/very-good-boys-the-dark-dystopian-rise-of-robot-dogs-arwa-mahwadi",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-04T11:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/nov/04/robot-dogs-ice-dimensional-warhound"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pups that carry your shopping are one thing – but what about the mechanical canines being bought up in the US by ICE? Or the mutant mutts due to be developed by a startup called Warhound? Have you ever wanted to hang out with a dog with no fur, no face and a chip in its shoulder? If so, I suggest you head to San Francisco, where a startup called Dimensional has been paying people $20 (£15) an…",
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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."
}