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  "path": "/2026/03/25/a-clown-fought-a-robot-in-1897-and-we-can-finally-watch-it.html",
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  "textContent": "A 45-second film from 1897 — the earliest known cinematic depiction of a robot-like figure — has been rediscovered after being lost for over a century. A nitrate print of Georges Méliès' _Gugusse et l'Automate_ turned up in Michigan and was restored by the Library of Congress, which means you can now watch it for the first time in generations. — Read the rest \n\nThe post A clown fought a robot in 1897, and we can finally watch it appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "A clown fought a robot in 1897, and we can finally watch it"
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