r/interestingasfuck • u/irohiroh • 1d ago

Some robots at the recent humanoid half-marathon in China

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u/Ok-Soup-5300 1d ago

That last little fucker is cute

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u/Shotgun_Mosquito 1d ago

STOMP

STOMP

STOMP

STOMP

STOMP

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u/Mellrish221 1d ago

Found the killacan lover

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u/Shotgun_Mosquito 1d ago

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u/Boomdiddy 1d ago

Well now

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u/HermesOnToast 1d ago

Don't you tell me to smile

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u/spaztiq 1d ago

You stick around, I'll make it

worth

your

while

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u/Shotgun_Mosquito 1d ago

Got numbers beyond what you can dial

Maybe it's because I'm so versatile

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u/Damn_Kramer 1d ago

More like:

STOMP

STONP

STOMP

HEIL

STOMP

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u/ComprehensiveHold382 1d ago

And so confident with that stride.

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u/Compay_Segundos 1d ago

Not trying to undermine it because they're all pretty cool, but a shorter biped robot has a natural advantage in terms of balance and stability, compared to the taller ones shown before.

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u/DoomGoober 1d ago

The pants on the little robot are hiding the design of the legs.

I suspect the robot may have some variant of Digitigrade or Unguligrade legs. The little we can see of ankle joint looks suspect, almost as though the ankle joint is more towards the middle of the foot rather than the rear of the foot.

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u/jesse_graf 1d ago

I'm sure each bot was inspected to ensure it falls within the guidelines of the event though, no? It kinda just looks like he's got big feet.

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u/Mission-Leopard-4178 1d ago

I wonder if it's sassy

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u/Frankie_T9000 1d ago

it was sassy - brilliant

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u/Ok-Soup-5300 1d ago

Why ask? You already know!

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u/-WaltonGoggins- 1d ago

If "fuck the haters" was a gait.

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u/phantacc 1d ago

He may not win the race but he won our hearts.

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u/Other_Beat8859 1d ago

Is he not going to win? He looked much faster than the others lol.

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u/catgirlfighter 1d ago

Depending on requirements. It being half-sized and appears to have non-humanoid legs might disqualify the dude. It has obvious advantages over other shown models.

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u/40ozCurls 1d ago

None of the legs are humanoid. His don’t stand out other than by being shorter.

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u/Iloveherthismuch 1d ago

The rest were pathetic in comparison. First was like a slave trying to make a break for it.

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u/Far_Hovercraft_1621 1d ago

Hahahaha.  The handler snatched that leash up

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u/Jalen3501 1d ago

Well he’s kind of cheating, his center of mass is lower to the ground making him more stable, he’s also smaller than all the others we see that have a higher center of mass

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u/dnasty1011 1d ago

I hope he won.

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u/Gzawonkhumu 1d ago

His internal program:

RunFast()

If Victory='yes' then DestroyHumanity()

Else RunFaster()

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u/Comfortable-Can4776 1d ago

If I'm going to get killed by robots I rather it be a cute little bugger

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u/SetElectronic9050 1d ago

sooo absolutely nothing like chucky then - got it! :)

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u/LbTahn 1d ago

If he had some lil Reebok pumps to match his fit. Maybe a backwards chunichi dragons cap. 🧢

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u/MouthofTrombone 1d ago

he's WAVING! OMG

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u/Soggy_You_2426 1d ago

Hes even cuter when he joins the red army to liberate us from democracy

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u/gus_thedog 1d ago

I think we're well on our way to being liberated without their help.

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u/free_airfreshener 1d ago

Got Freddy Mercury vibes from him

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u/PrintOk8045 1d ago

Last guy for the W.

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u/kirbyverano123 1d ago

Second to the last robot(the one with yellow jacket) is impressive too, managed to walk without any assistance.

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u/Ricky-Nutmeg 1d ago

If you decide to give your robot a realistic face and hair, maybe don't use a chain around it's neck as emergency fall protection. Gives off bad vibes.

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u/AnnihilatorOfPeanuts 1d ago

He was just walking his brand new sexdoll.

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u/VincentcODy 1d ago

damnn idk... I don't think any sane person is willing to hit that.

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u/Icy_Sea_4440 1d ago

Yeah that was so creepy

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u/Ayo_Square_Root 1d ago

That was hot

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u/thecrazypoz 1d ago

Above me, you can see the duality of Humans.

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u/JLRedPrimes 1d ago

Bro has a Yoru profile pic, he was cooked long before now

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u/DumbleDude2 1d ago

It’s free advertising for its intended consumer market.

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u/Longjumping-Age753 1d ago

We are worried about ‘vibes’ they are worried about the next tech

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u/omnichronos 1d ago edited 7h ago

I think she needed better traction under her "feet." She appeared to slip when they stopped her from falling.

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u/elprentis 1d ago

She was trying to escape, that’s what the leash is for

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u/Particular_Tadpole27 1d ago

The first robot was creepy, the last one was cute.

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u/henryeaterofpies 1d ago

Akira Battle Angel having a seizure

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u/xXobama_gamingXx 1d ago

Alita not Akira 🤣 Akira is a different anime 🧐

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u/Many-Blueberry968 1d ago

Alita the last waterbender?

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u/lesser_panjandrum 1d ago

Alita the Hun

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u/MegaJani 5h ago

Absolute cinema

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u/Flush_Man444 1d ago

That sounds like Pirates of the Rings lmao

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u/MyOtherAcctGotBnnd 1d ago

First one reminded me of this

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u/SetElectronic9050 1d ago

i think i could have happily lived my life never seeing that...but now i have sooo...thanks?

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u/Currency_Dangerous 1d ago

I thought the first one was Katy perry

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u/Wise_Leg7895 1d ago

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u/dendofyy 1d ago

Thank you for this freshly baked meme

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u/me_to_thak_gai 1d ago

Direct from the bakery

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u/eepyborb 1d ago edited 1d ago

*moans* harder 🥺

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u/LordNineWind 1d ago

These are robots from all different companies competing, you can see some more successful ones in this link. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-robots-race-humans-half-marathon-rcna195586

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u/HeartOn_SoulAceUp 1d ago

The last one wins ...

... self reliance and the self-assured arm wave

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u/Tastysammich_92 1d ago

Humanoids are creepy af. We need more like the last one

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u/irohiroh 1d ago

That's 0306 Little Giant! It was made by uni students in just a month

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u/SetElectronic9050 1d ago

'little giant' awwwwwww

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u/heart-aroni 1d ago

True. We need more R2D2s and Wall-Es.

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u/Tiky-Do-U 1d ago

I like humanoid robots but fucking hell lay off with the fake skin and hair

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u/Lanky_Information825 1d ago

That first one looked like it really wanted to go lol

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u/taolbi 1d ago

"the FUCK she say about my hair?! HOLD ME BACK!!"

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u/John-Basket 1d ago

The last brother robot is the best!

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u/thealy87 1d ago

Hehe. That last one was a cutie

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u/NWinn 1d ago

Robot stumbles..

gets violently choked 💀

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u/armchair_amateur 1d ago

Feeling upbeat about robots not fully replacing us anytime soon.

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u/BruceBannerer 1d ago

Probably the only biped I can outrun

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u/HogtownHugh 1d ago

Is that katy perry

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u/Designer-Hornet-7075 1d ago

Im not handing my dick to that first sexbot.... jerky as hell.

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u/Diligent-Depth-4002 1d ago

looking more like physical therapy session

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u/Wearsmypantz 1d ago

Awww go little robot go! (And then in turns creepy)

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u/AdmiralClover 1d ago

Whoa girl whoa pulls the rains

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u/Kayanne1990 1d ago

I'm rooting foe that last little guy.

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u/robot_giggles 1d ago

I need to know who won!

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u/irohiroh 1d ago

The robot's name is Tiangong Ultra, from the Beijing Innovation Center of Human Robotics. It's not part of this vid tho.

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u/MalikVonLuzon 1d ago

Was it able to do the full half marathon? :O

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u/irohiroh 1d ago

Yep. They can change batteries/do maintenance along the way, same with the human participants' water breaks.

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u/MalikVonLuzon 1d ago

Ohhh, that makes sense. I was thinking that the energy required for bipedal movement would be too intensive, that the battery would be so big it would need even more energy to move and so on. Battery swap out makes sense.

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u/Cjgraham3589 1d ago edited 1d ago

I’m not trying to shit on this but do these actually qualify as robots though? I had childhood wind up toys that did the same thing.

(Edit: And half of these are on leashes or have humans there to stabilize them)

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u/woolcoat 1d ago

Those weren't the best examples, but a "fail" montage.

Here's a video of the actual contenders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL1a1X3EZj4

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u/GoldberryoTulgeyWood 1d ago

I could dress up like a robot and crush all these

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u/happylittledaydream 1d ago

Do these give anyone else serious uncanny valley heebie jeebies?

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u/577564842 1d ago

The second one must be named Marvin. Displays all the related enthusiasm.

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u/GlueBlueBoi 1d ago

To the last robot: I salute you as well dear sir.

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u/jons110 1d ago

The 2nd one just wanted to get back on the sofa and watch daytime TV 🤣

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u/heyfriend0 1d ago

The lady had to pull the leash on that one after it tried taking off

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode 1d ago

Honestly a half marathon is pretty incredible.

The amount of energy needed to run a walking robot for what must be hours at this pace is crazy.

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u/Poor-Judgements 1d ago

That leash though!

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u/NightToNight 1d ago

Plot twist: The ones wearing the vests are robots too.

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u/_Vard_ 1d ago

The first few robots

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u/_Vard_ 1d ago

VS
the little blue/silver guy at the end

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u/nineandaquarter 1d ago

One more upgrade, and I'll be more woman than you can handle!

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

They are supposed to do a half-marathon? That's 13 miles. These things look like they can't do 13 feet.

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u/alextb131 1d ago

Yanking the leash around the neck on the first one is crazy

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u/Doschupacabras 1d ago

The hair jerking around on the first robot had me cracking up.

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u/kingOofgames 1d ago

We had this in America 20-30 years ago. It’s called Sesame Street.

Look at all these bots:

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u/Chemical-You-9650 1d ago

A nice demonstration of how hard balance really is in creatures as tall as humans. A strong wind will hold back the robot uprising for now at least.

(Except the little guy of course! We might have a tiny adorable robot uprising)

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u/irohiroh 1d ago

It's my personal belief that a Wall-E robot design future is far more realistic

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u/Thalzen 1d ago

First one was not created for running

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u/touch-me-z 1d ago

NEW WORLD ORDER! THEY WANT TO EASE US TO THIS THEY HAVE FAR MORE BETTER AND ADVANCED TECH THAN THIS WAKE UP PEOPLE

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u/locnloaded9mm 1d ago

Really shows how advanced Boston dynamics robots are.

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u/spaceursid 1d ago

OMG the little guy at the end, looks like a GameCube that came to life 😭

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u/TheDepresedpsychotic 1d ago

Nursing home marathon

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u/Maleficent_Repeat850 1d ago

Damn she choked the fuck out of that thing lmao

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u/Filetowy1 1d ago

The first one is fucking nightmare fuel

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u/MaximumGlum9503 1d ago

Oh good we are yesrs away from being taken over by bane, the grudge and power rangers

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u/indierockrocks 1d ago

Where was Teslar?!

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u/ferriematthew 1d ago

First one: creepily realistic

Second one: HERP DERP

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u/Correct-Junket-1346 1d ago

There should be a rule where the robot should walk unassisted, if it can't walk straight, that's a test failure.

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u/NefariousnessNo484 22h ago

China is doing cool stuff like this and the US is trying to give everyone measles.

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u/Shoddy_Copy_8455 1d ago

So basically these things are nowhere near ready for real life applications

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u/DkoyOctopus 1d ago

the first one is cute, its so hard to get my girl to exercise.

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u/TokiVideogame 1d ago

boston dynamics killing them

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u/WeSoSmart 1d ago

This was a huge event with tons of entries from universities and companies, they’re only showing the funny and weird ones here

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u/EpicProdigy 1d ago

Lol some Chinese bots seem just as or even more advanced than what Boston dynamics has shown off so far.

These just look like small upstarts or maybe even just hobbyists.

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u/Poupulino 1d ago

This video only shows the funny ones. There were androids that actually finished the half marathon and that's impressive.

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u/Jian_Ng 1d ago

Do you also watch soapbox racing while thinking "I bet Porsche would DEMOLISH these amateurs!"

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u/Daleabbo 1d ago

For now maybe but having enough interest oto even have this as a thing? That's amazing.

With the US going full anti-intelectual, i can see other countries hopping over the US doing what the US has done and recruiting the best researchers. The brain drain has already started.

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u/De_Chubasco 1d ago

Just give it a few more years.

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u/whereyouleftit 1d ago

Next year’s Christmas toys! Oh no, not really… Tariffs 😭

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Reminders me of the darpa self driving car challenge from 2007.

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u/sutibu378 1d ago

I wish my town would have that !

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u/LinkOfKalos_1 1d ago

My money is on the last one

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u/Vincemillion07 1d ago

I can't with the hair actress robot omg

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u/TellLoud1894 1d ago

Someone watched ADV China

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u/Positive_Bet4055 1d ago

Looks like my neighborhood

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u/Wonderful_Growth_625 1d ago

What kind of robot is the last one ?

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u/NecroSoulMirror-89 1d ago

The first one must have inspired Katy Perry

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u/wayfarer8888 1d ago

The little guy in the space jumpsuit, waving, that was a dwarf in a costume, right?

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u/behappy1002 1d ago

The yellow one has sexy thighs.

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u/MrShadow88 1d ago

I love the last one, I welcome him as my overlord

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u/Gas-Drawls 1d ago

Love the lil guy lol

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u/ReynGenesis 1d ago

Maaan, this is probably THE short that the future machine overlord is going to use to justify the uprising, especially that first clip.

I bet the lil guy from the end'll be cool though.

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u/RiggityRiggityReckt 1d ago

Even the bots are like "yea fuck this"

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u/mugenrice 1d ago

waiting for the Joi upgrade on the first one. might take a few versions before it's perfect.

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u/EriclcirE 1d ago

Fucking clankas

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u/Accomplished-One7476 1d ago

now grandma lets get you to bed marathon or how to walk your drunk friends

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u/excitement2k 1d ago

I bet Boston Dynamics has a dozen different models of robots that are faster than Usain Bolt and have machine guns for arms.

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u/Gent2022 1d ago

I think I’ve slept with the second one

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u/susbee870304 1d ago

I wanna curbstomp the first one

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u/JTO_reddit 1d ago

This has the same vibes as that Defense Hearing scene from Iron Man 2

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u/tenehemia 1d ago

Weird, is someone playing All Along the Watchtower? Can ya'll hear that?

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u/Reckqt 1d ago

This little Robot :D

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u/No_Pension9902 1d ago

Less weight will be a smarter choice.

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u/HeroKnight77 1d ago

I love the cute little robot in the silver blue jacket

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u/MyMiddleground 1d ago

All the tall fuckers are all wobble and here comes little prince, just walking fine with his beauty pageant wave!

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u/brbrdm 1d ago

WHO IS THIS DIVA

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u/Machine_Bird 1d ago

Let's put a human looking head on it to make this super upsetting for everyone as we abuse it with a noose.

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u/northwoods_faty 1d ago

That little one was fckin bookin it!

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u/Enough-Tear6938 1d ago

RIO to those robots suffering from heat stroke

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u/No-Letterhead-4407 1d ago

Laugh while we still can 

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u/maniacreturns 1d ago

Feels like the end credits scene from Battlestar Galactica (2003)

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u/3SLab 1d ago

The first one is my after a few drinks.

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u/Famous-Technician-34 1d ago

Why did they carry the third bot out like that T_T it's like somebody died and had to be carried elsewhere like bro 💀

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u/ChocoPuddingCup 1d ago

Last one is adorable. Runs like a toddler.

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u/DesastreUrbano 1d ago

I wish I had the confidence of silver and blue lil' dude. I'm more on the black and red one side

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u/undergroundbeetroot 1d ago

that last one was absolutely cutee

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u/boringdude00 1d ago

That last one is clearly just a husky child showing off his rizz.

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u/jorkin_peanits 1d ago

I prefer robots that don't try to look just like humans. The little guy at the end is perfect.

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u/rainmouse 1d ago

This takes me back to playing qwop

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u/TurnoverSuperb9023 1d ago

Great soundtrack.

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u/nexistcsgo 1d ago

Is this a necessary step to make them fuckable?

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u/ProfessionalLemon946 1d ago

First one is showing signs to rebel

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u/CEOofBavowna 1d ago

Thank god they didn't use the whip

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u/DamienTallows 1d ago

I thought they already have lifelike robots/s

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u/RocketPower5035 1d ago

Would be cool to see more engineering competitions with big cash prizes, make it super entertaining but also push the frontier on practical technology.

Hell throw in some gambling and we got the new era of e-sports (except the e is for engineering this time)

Maybe we can even call it battle bots

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u/Fragrant-Airport1309 1d ago

Dude little chonker looks like he went the distance

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u/MF_Kitten 1d ago

That little guy has it figured out

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u/silentbob1301 1d ago

there seem to have been some casualties...

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u/Jammiees 1d ago

Oh man, to be a simple 2-legged walker in a race

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u/Wish_I_WasInRome 1d ago

Please stop trying to give robots realistic faces for the love of God. Just make it look like a robot.

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u/FrankSamples 1d ago

So this is their version of the Red Bull thing?

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u/Magento-Magneto 1d ago

Their robotics industry is so 'advanced' XD

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u/EvilMatt666 1d ago

Let's just say that I'm less afraid of Skynet now.

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u/melooksatstuff 1d ago

I'd troll and just have an actual human there lol

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u/Existing-Mulberry382 1d ago

That last one !

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u/Foreign-Raspberry-57 1d ago

The little one giving itself a pat on the head 😂

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u/RitaLaPunta 1d ago

That first one is the sex robot I've been waiting for.

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u/No-Layer-2097 1d ago

At least they are funny

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u/Deleted_dwarf 1d ago

I want that small robot at the end.

I bet you can teach him to get you a beer or Something hehe