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  "id": 2617350,
  "title": "Chinese robot runs 100m sprint quicker than Usain Bolt’s world record",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/chinese-robot-runs-100m-sprint-quicker-than-usain-bolts-world-record",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-22T10:25:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/22/chinese-robot-runs-100m-sprint-quicker-usain-bolt-world-record"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lightning the humanoid robot clocks 9.32sec in Beijing Quicker than 9.58sec men’s world record set 17 years ago A robot named Lightning has run the 100m in 9.32 seconds, beating the human world record, China’s state broadcaster has reported. The humanoid, developed by the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Honor, reached a peak speed of 14.5 metres per second during a test event for the second World…",
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        "outlet": "Hacker News",
        "title": "Chinese robot runs 100M sprint quicker than Usain Bolt's world record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/chinese-robot-runs-100m-sprint-quicker-than-usain-bolts-world-record-2629631",
        "published": "2026-08-22T13:39:07.000Z"
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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."
}