The purpose of the looking at the future...is to disturb the present!

Gaston Berger (1896-1960), francuski futurolog

Watching These Humanoid Robots Try to Run a Half Marathon Is Hilarious and Bizarre

A half-marathon race in Beijing, China, saw thousands of humanoid robots of various sizes running right alongside their flesh-and-blood counterparts for an attempt to take the crown. Footage shows the awkward bipedal robots trotting off, closely followed by their human navigators, and engineers. As the Associated Press reports, the machines were separated by a divider from the hordes of human runners, making sure they didn't get trampled — or simply tipped over. But judging by their performance, it's unlikely the robots had a chance to rival their human counterparts. Many of them visibly struggled to maintain a jogging pace, with […]


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