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  "id": 2176866,
  "title": "The Chinese city of Hangzhou deploys traffic-control robots that operate autonomously, using cameras and radar to signal traffic and flag violations (Reuters)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/the-chinese-city-of-hangzhou-deploys-traffic-control-robots-that",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-20T16:10:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.reuters.com/technology/china-puts-robocops-traffic-duty-minus-arrest-powers-2026-08-20/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It is not quite the “RoboCop” of the 1987 movie: no gun, no power to arrest and wheels rather than the Hollywood cyborg's mechanical stride.",
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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."
}