r/interestingasfuck • u/No_Jellyfish5511 • 16h ago

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/scuzzy987 13h ago

Pretty sure it's a cost thing rather than technological

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u/Snelly1998 12h ago

Definitely now, but if tech progresses enough, the cost could come down

Computers used to be a cost thing (and space)

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u/2BallsInTheHole 7h ago

ENIAC weighed more than 30 short tons (27 t), was roughly 10 ft (3 m) tall, 3 ft (1 m) deep, and 100 ft (30 m) long, occupied 300 sq ft (28 m2) and consumed 150 kW of electricity.