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Humans Don’t Want Factory Jobs. This $70,000 Robot Could Be the Future of Manufacturing
The AI startup Hugging Face just released the Reachy 2 robot, a $70,000 humanoid model that's ready for the shop floor.
New York Post6d
Humanoid robots join runners for half-marathon — but some of the droids struggled to find their footing
Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands ... first time they have raced alongside humans. China is hoping that investment in frontier industries like robotics can help create new engines ...
The Sun6d
Robots race in historic human vs machine marathon with person floored in collision and female bot that can wink at fans
THE first-ever robot and human marathon race saw both species fall over and a female bot that could WINK at fans. The historic competitive race between man and bot saw 21 humanoid robots race ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
Humanoid Robots Just Raced Alongside Human Runners in a World-First Half-Marathon. Here’s How It Went
To participate in the race, the robots had to run on two legs, like humans. However, the participating tech companies and universities were allowed to bring their robots in for ...
The Daily Beast5d
Humans Crush Humanoid Robots in Historic Half-Marathon
Breaking News Intern Robots and humans alike competed in a half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, where 21 robots ran alongside 12,000 humans in what the event organizers have touted as the ...
eWeek5d
Robots vs. Humans in Beijing’s First Humanoid Half-Marathon
“Since we are making human-like robots, we want to give them as many basic human abilities as possible.” Some robots never made it past the starting line. One failed to move at all, while ...