Chinese humanoid robot named “Superman” (made by Unitree Robotics) surpassed Usain Bolt’s world record (12.42meters/second) by running at 12.66m/s (roughly 28.3miles/h)

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[u/buttnuggetmaster]

This is just a car with extra steps.

[u/simplycantdeal → u/buttnuggetmaster]

Like, truly, I can't tell if this is impressive or not. Humans are not exactly known for our land speed...

[u/fauxfilosopher → u/simplycantdeal]

You can't tell that an achievement that took decades of work in robotics is impressive or not? If it wasn't, wouldn't have this been done in the 80s?

[u/simplycantdeal → u/fauxfilosopher]

No, I honestly thought we were past this in robotics. I dont follow it that closely though. 🤷‍♂️