Robot Fighting: Focus on Knockdowns or Getting Up?
carlosdponx · x · 2026-07-16
The author compares design orientations of @engineairobot and @UnitreeRobotics in robot fighting strategies: one emphasizes quick recovery after falling, the other prioritizes staying upright.
He leans toward the latter, because if robots can always get up immediately, knockdowns lose dramatic impact; and with current robot capabilities, total destruction is hard to rely on for deciding winners.
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