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  "id": 2791413,
  "title": "Chinese humanoid beats Usain Bolt’s record at World Robot Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/chinese-humanoid-beats-usain-bolts-record-at-world-robot-games-2791413",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-23T12:58:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/chinese-humanoid-beats-usain-bolts-record-at-world-robot-games/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Chinese humanoid robot called Tiangong Ultra broke Usain Bolt's 100-meter record at the World Robot Games in Beijing. According to state broadcaster CCTV, Tiangong Ultra finished the sprint in 9.39 seconds, surpassing Bolt's best of 9.58 seconds, set in 2009.\n\nTiangong Ultra also shattered the 400-meter world record, finishing in 38.16 seconds, later revised to 38.15. The robot was developed by a local government-backed research centre in Beijing.\n\nThe World Robot Games featured dozens of humanoids competing in events such as athletics, boxing, football, and martial arts. Another robot, Honor's Lightning, also set a record time of 9.47 seconds in the 100-meter dash, according to Reuters.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "Chinese Robot Beats Usain Bolt's 100m World Record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/chinese-robot-beats-usain-bolts-100m-world-record",
        "published": "2026-08-23T04:29:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Chinese humanoid beats Usain Bolt’s record at World Robot Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/chinese-humanoid-beats-usain-bolts-record-at-world-robot-games",
        "published": "2026-08-23T12:58:16.000Z"
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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."
}