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  "title": "Chinese humanoid robot sets new 100m sprint record at Beijing Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/chinese-humanoid-robot-sets-new-100m-sprint-record-at-beijing-games",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-26T02:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
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    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/chinese-humanoid-robot-100m-sprint-record-beijing-games-6341451"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "The new 8.86-second sprint mark beat the previous robot record of 9.39 seconds. It's also faster than Jamaican Usain Bolt’s 100m world record time of 9.58 seconds.",
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Usain Bolt's 100m world record beaten, not by a human but a Chinese robot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/usain-bolts-100m-world-record-beaten-not-by-a-human-but-a-chinese",
        "published": "2026-08-25T08:57:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "US robot curbs lay bare industry's dependence on Chinese parts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/us-robot-curbs-lay-bare-industrys-dependence-on-chinese-parts",
        "published": "2026-08-25T11:42:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Chinese robot Tiangong clocks sub-9-second 100 metres in Beijing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/chinese-robot-tiangong-clocks-sub-9-second-100-metres-in-beijing",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:42:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/a-chinese-humanoid-robot-sets-a-new-100-meter-sprint-record-at",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:32:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/a-chinese-humanoid-robot-sets-a-new-100-meter-sprint-record-at-3311374",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:53:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}