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Humanoid robots show rapid advances as they race past humans in Beijing half-marathon
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 19 Apr 2026
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That's not the point of humanoid robots....
I can't think of a single reason a humanoid robot would need to move that fast that isn't war related... Literally any other application, like warehouse robots sorting oddly shaped items, would just be cheaper to use wheels and just keep the arms for dexterity
I can think of a few that aren't war related, but they are either kinky, depressing or dystopian.
Sweet, the trifecta.
What if a woman needs her inhaler from home? You'd be the dude to tackle it thinking it stole her purse! /s
But seriously, I, Robot looks very different these days.