{
  "id": 4578834,
  "title": "China’s robot beat Bolt – then it hit the wall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/chinas-robot-beat-bolt-then-it-hit-the-wall",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-31T05:18:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/08/chinas-robot-beat-bolt-then-it-hit-the-wall/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Two major races were won and lost in Beijing on August 26. On one track, a humanoid robot ran 100 meters in 8.64 seconds, nearly a full second under Usain Bolt’s world record. On another, the same robot slammed into the padded wall at the end of the race track. Global headlines trumpeted the new […] The post China’s robot beat Bolt – then it hit the wall appeared first on Asia Times .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}