Robot drama: Bot catches fire running too fast to win race
chris_j_paxton · x · 2026-08-23
A video clip from a humanoid robot race shows the kind of drama you don't get in human Olympics. One robot sacrificed itself for the win, running so hard that it literally caught fire. The incident highlights the intense and sometimes chaotic nature of current robotics competitions.
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