Sci-Fi Made Real: Top VR Players to Pilot Physical Humanoid Robots in Combat
cixliv · x · 2026-08-13
Cix Liv's sci-fi concept of training robot pilots via VR, pitched last fall, has become a reality. At the REK2 event on August 15, the top two players from REK's fight simulator will pilot physical EngineAI T800 robots in combat.
Previously, Cix Liv won a robot fight in another league before founding his own robot combat league.
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