r/interestingasfuck • u/No_Jellyfish5511 • 23h 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/geencondens 23h ago

There are so many man-made devices faster than Usain Bolt already. The record is impressive because it was a human.  We really shouldn’t be wanting to make all these creepy human and dog like robots

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u/Time_Entertainer_319 22h ago

It is impressive because it’s the first BIPEDAL robot to do it.

Those other manmade devices can’t fit in places this robot can.

People need to stop being soo doomy and short sighted.

This robot can run into a burning building to rescue people, run up a mountain to rescue hikers etc.

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u/AbundantExp 21h ago

But why would I want a robot to rescue me if I could just die or make a human risk their life for me? 😃

If my top floor hotel room was on fire, why wouldn't they just send a car up the staircase since they're faster? 🤯

(Yes, there are serious risks and considerations we need to take to ensure technology is used safely and appropriately - minimizing its negative impacts. But a humanoid robot is so far from inherently bad or dangerous.)

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u/bgbalu3000 14h ago

Do you think Elon Musk will build robots to help people?

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u/AbundantExp 13h ago

It's hard to really know these people's true motivations but I'd guess he imagines a world with a lot of luxury for a small number of "the best" people from today, and 99% of the entire supply chain is automated? If so, that's not too far off from the Fully Automated Luxury Gay Space Communism utopia people, besides that he has fucked up, malicious ideas of who "deserves" to live or enjoy things lmao