{
  "id": 4328953,
  "title": "Faster, higher, funnier: what we learned from China’s robot games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/faster-higher-funnier-what-we-learned-from-chinas-robot-games",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-29T05:00:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/29/hilarity-unease-and-relief-games-show-china-is-not-over-the-finish-line-in-humanoid-robot-race"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Five-day showcase reveals leaps Beijing has made in humanoid tech, but also its limitations as US rivals come up from the rear With exploding pelvises, enough comic pratfalls for a Buster Keaton show reel and the odd moment of ruthless violence, the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing gripped the world this week with an unsettling mixture of hilarity, trepidation and relief. The five-day…",
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        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "Hilarity, unease and relief: games show China is not over the finish line in humanoid robot race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/hilarity-unease-and-relief-games-show-china-is-not-over-the-finish",
        "published": "2026-08-29T05:00:19.000Z"
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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."
}