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Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record

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2 publishers have filed 2 reports that PageNews has grouped as one story.

The earliest report detected came from The Verge at 09:10 UTC on 24 August 2026, and the most recent from Yahoo Finance 2 days later.

1 of them had filed within an hour of the first report; coverage reached 2 publishers over 2 days.

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  1. first The Verge — earliest coverage indexed by PageNews
  2. +2d Yahoo Finance — latest publisher to join

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Coverage from 2 publishers

  1. The Verge

    Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record

    The 9.58-second 100-meter dash record set by Usain Bolt in 2009 has been outpaced by Chinese robots participating at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. In a preliminary heat on Saturday, Tiang
    Read on The Verge →
  2. Yahoo Finance

    Chinese Humanoid Robot Beats Usain Bolt’s 100-Meter Record, Then Crashes Into Safety Barrier

    Read on Yahoo Finance →

How the coverage developed

  1. first The Verge coverage detected Humanoid robots smash Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record
  2. +2d Yahoo Finance coverage detected Chinese Humanoid Robot Beats Usain Bolt’s 100-Meter Record, Then Crashes Into Safety Barrier

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